Mustelus whitei

Cappetta, 1976


Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Triakidae

Reference of the original description
Cappetta, H. (1976)
Sélaciens nouveaux du London Clay de l'Essex (Yprésien du Bassin de Londres). Geobios, 9(5), 551–575

Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Mustelus aff. whitei, Mustelus cf. whitei

Types
Mustelus whitei
Holotype: USTL: BOC 26;


Description:


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Mustelus whitei Cappetta, 1976, London Clay Formation, Division D, Sheppey Member, Ypresian, early Eocene; Cliff Reach, Burnham-on-Crouch, UK © T. Reinecke, Bochum

Description
Original diagnose after Cappetta (1976) p. 563 [323]: Dents étirées transversalement à couronne cuspidée au centre. Carène tranchante bien marquée. Visière antérieure convexe pouvant porter quelques plis tenus. Luette médio-postérieure large et assez longue. Face postérieure portant des plis verticaux irréguliers ; caractères de la racine indéfinissables d'après notre matériel.

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=3829;


References
Brée, B. & Condamine, F.L. & Guinot, G. (2022)
Combining palaeontological and neontological data shows a delayed diversification burst of carcharhiniform sharks likely mediated by environmental change. Scientific Reports, 12, Article 21906
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26010-7
Dobbels, L. (1994)
Soortenlijst van fossiele vissen uit het Eoceen van België. Afzettingen WTKG, 15(4), 6–12
Kemp, D.J. & Kemp, L. & Ward, D.J. (1990)
An Illustrated Guide to the British Middle Eocene Vertebrates. Privately published, London, 59 pp.
Kemp, D.J. (1982)
Fossil sharks, rays and chimaeroids of the English Tertiary period. Gosport Museum, 1–47, 10 fig., 3 tabl., 16 pl.
Herman, J. (1982)
Additions to the Eocene fish fauna of Belgium. 5. The discovery of Mustelus teeth in Ypresian, Paniselian and Wemmelian strata. Tertiary Research, 3(4), 189–193
Ward, D.J. (1980)
The distribution of sharks, rays and chimaeroids in the English Palaeogene. Tertiary Research, 3(1), 13–19
Cappetta, H. (1976)
Sélaciens nouveaux du London Clay de l'Essex (Yprésien du Bassin de Londres). Geobios, 9(5), 551–575
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-6995(76)80024-1