Ganopristidae Explained

Ganopristidae is an extinct family of cartilaginous fish from the Cretaceous belonging to the suborder Sclerorhynchoidei. While the name Sclerorhynchidae is often used for this family, it is a junior synonym of Ganopristidae.[1] This family contains the genera Libanopristis, Micropristis, and Sclerorhynchus.[2] The type genus Ganopristis is considered to be a junior synonym of Sclerorhynchus.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Greenfield . T. . 2021 . Corrections to the nomenclature of sawskates (Rajiformes, Sclerorhynchoidei) . Bionomina . 22 . 1 . 39–41 . 10.11646/bionomina.22.1.3. 239067365 .
  2. Villalobos-Segura . E. . Kriwet . J. . Vullo . R. . Stumpf . S. . Ward . D.J. . Underwood . C.J. . 2021 . The skeletal remains of the euryhaline sclerorhynchoid †Onchopristis (Elasmobranchii) from the 'Mid'-Cretaceous and their palaeontological implications . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 193 . 2 . 746–771 . 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa166.

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