Phorcynis
Phorcynis is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish. The scales of Phorcynis have elongated crowns with a narrow median keel and short lateral folds[1] and the teeth are asymmetrical, similar to those of Orectolobus.[2]
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| Phorcynis catulina in the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin | |
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| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Phorcynis Thiollière 1854 |
References
- Gloria Arratia Fuentes, Hans-Peter Schultze (1999). Mesozoic fishes 2: systematics and fossil record : proceedings of the international meeting. Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. p. 34. ISBN 978-3-931516-48-2.
- Perry W. Gilbert (1967). Sharks, skates, and rays. Johns Hopkins Press. p. 29.
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