Haimirichia
| Haimirichia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Articulated partial skeleton from the Akrabou Formation | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Lamniformes |
| Family: | †Haimirichiidae |
| Genus: | †Haimirichia Vullo, Guinot, & Barbe, 2016 |
| Type species | |
| Odontaspis amonensis Cappetta and Case, 1975 | |
Haimirichia is an extinct genus of mackerel shark from the late Cenomanian epoch of the Cretaceous period.[1] It currently contains a single species: H. amonensis. Teeth now assigned to this genus were originally attributed to the genus Odontaspis. Exquisitely preserved remains from the Akrabou Formation Lagerstätte in Agoult, Morocco allowed the species to be moved into a new genus and family.[2] Microscopic study revealed specialized dermal denticles likely used in electroreception.[3] Its tooth and head design suggest a lifestyle similar to the extant Whitetip reef shark, a novel one for Lamniformes. Roulletia has a similar tooth design and may be part of the same family, Haimirichiidae.[2]
References
- ↑ "Haimirichia amonensis | Shark-References". shark-references.com. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- 1 2 Vullo, R.; Guinot, G.; Barbe, G. (2016). "The first articulated specimen of the Cretaceous mackerel shark Haimirichia amonensis gen. nov.(Haimirichiidae fam. nov.) reveals a novel ecomorphological adaptation within the Lamniformes (Elasmobranchii)". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 14 (12): 1003–1024. Bibcode:2016JSPal..14.1003V. doi:10.1080/14772019.2015.1137983. S2CID 85788544. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ↑ Vullo, Romain; Guinot, Guillaume (2015-09-29). "Denticle-embedded ampullary organs in a Cretaceous shark provide unique insight into the evolution of elasmobranch electroreceptors". The Science of Nature. 102 (9): 65. Bibcode:2015SciNa.102...65V. doi:10.1007/s00114-015-1315-2. ISSN 1432-1904. PMID 26420508. S2CID 8912042.