Canadodus suntoki

Popov, 2020


Classification: Holocephali Chimaeriformes Chimaeridae

Reference of the original description
Popov, E.V. & Johns, M.J. & Suntok, S. (2020)
A New Genus of Chimaerid Fish (Holocephali, Chimaeridae) from the Upper Oligocene Sooke Formation of British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 40(1), Article e1772275

Types
Canadodus suntoki
Holotype: RBCM: EH2014.065.0001.001;


Description:


Citation: Canadodus suntoki Popov, 2020: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 08/2026

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Description
Original diagnosis after Popov, 2020 [28864]: A chimaerid fish, known by a relatively large mandibular plate only. Canadodus is distinguished from all other fossil and Recent chimaerids by a unique combination of characters: (1) a whole and large symphyseal tritor of laminated whitlockin with just a tendency toward segmentation occlusally; (2) a small inner tritor of laminated whitlockin; (3) the presence of numerous tiny additional tritors near inner and symphyseal ones; (4) a large median tritor compound in cross-section; (5) a relatively high symphyseal surface; and (6) the absence of solid whitlokin in tritoral structure

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=16021;
type species of Canadodus Popov, 2020 by monotypy (Art. 68.3 ICZN)

References
Popov, E.V. & Johns, M.J. & Suntok, S. (2020)
A New Genus of Chimaerid Fish (Holocephali, Chimaeridae) from the Upper Oligocene Sooke Formation of British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 40(1), Article e1772275
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2020.1772275