Texatrygon hooveri

(Mcnulty & Slaughter, 1972)


Classification: Elasmobranchii Rajiformes incert. fam.

Reference of the original description
McNulty, C.L. & Slaughter, B.H. (1972)
The Cretaceous Selachian Genus, Ptychotrygon JAEKEL 1894. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae, 65(3), 647–656

Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Ptychotrygon hooveri, Ptychotrygon rubyae, Texatrygon rubyae

Types
Texatrygon hooveri



Description:


Citation: Texatrygon hooveri (Mcnulty & Slaughter, 1972): In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 01/2026

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