Viperecucullus kuehnei
CASE, 1996
Classification: Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae
Reference of the original description
A new selachian fauna from the Lower Hornestown Formation (Early Paleocene/Montian) of Monmouth County, New Jersey. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 242 (1–3): 1–14, 3 fig., 6 pl.
A new selachian fauna from the Lower Hornestown Formation (Early Paleocene/Montian) of Monmouth County, New Jersey. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 242 (1–3): 1–14, 3 fig., 6 pl.
Types
Viperecucullus kuehnei
Holotype: AMNH: 14593; AMNH-: 14593; Paratype: AMNH: 14588; AMNH: 14589; AMNH: 14590; AMNH: 14591; AMNH-: 14588; AMNH-: 14589; AMNH-: 14590; AMNH-: 14591; AMNH-: 14592;
Viperecucullus kuehnei
Holotype: AMNH: 14593; AMNH-: 14593; Paratype: AMNH: 14588; AMNH: 14589; AMNH: 14590; AMNH: 14591; AMNH-: 14588; AMNH-: 14589; AMNH-: 14590; AMNH-: 14591; AMNH-: 14592;
Description:
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Viperecucullus kuehnei CASE, 1996 Holotype, AMNH 12188 © G. Case
Viperecucullus kuehnei CASE, 1996 Holotype, AMNH 12188 © G. Case
Distribution Geographic
"Deep Run" or Hackamee Creek, Cream Ridge, Monmouth County, New Jersey [397]
"Deep Run" or Hackamee Creek, Cream Ridge, Monmouth County, New Jersey [397]
Description
Diagnosis after CASE, 1996 [397]: Small dasyatid teeth averaging 2 to 4 mm in height, having a most distinctive crown design, hood-like in appearance, similar to the crowns of Manta melanyae CASE (CASE, 1980), a mobulid ray. The crown is made up of a series of folds, depressions, and coarse indentations; the bi-lobed root design (holaulacorhize) is typically batoid, and this new genus does not belong to the Mobuiidae.
Diagnosis after CASE, 1996 [397]: Small dasyatid teeth averaging 2 to 4 mm in height, having a most distinctive crown design, hood-like in appearance, similar to the crowns of Manta melanyae CASE (CASE, 1980), a mobulid ray. The crown is made up of a series of folds, depressions, and coarse indentations; the bi-lobed root design (holaulacorhize) is typically batoid, and this new genus does not belong to the Mobuiidae.
Remarks
type species of Viperecucullus Case, 1996 p. 9 [397] by original designation (Art. 68.2 ICZN);
valid after Case (1996) p. 9 [397];
type species of Viperecucullus Case, 1996 p. 9 [397] by original designation (Art. 68.2 ICZN);
valid after Case (1996) p. 9 [397];
References
A new selachian fauna from the Lower Hornestown Formation (Early Paleocene/Montian) of Monmouth County, New Jersey. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 242 (1–3): 1–14, 3 fig., 6 pl.
A new selachian fauna from the Lower Hornestown Formation (Early Paleocene/Montian) of Monmouth County, New Jersey. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 242 (1–3): 1–14, 3 fig., 6 pl.
