Species

Karksiodus mirus Ivanov et Märss, 2011

Taxon description

Ivanov et al., 2011

Diagnosis. Teeth with diplodont tricuspid crown directed lingually; long, sigmoidally curved lateral cusps with inner lateral carina; all cusp sides finely striated by numerous cristae; small central cusp displaced labially; arched base insignificantly extended lingually and labio-basally, turned up lingually, bearing prominent tube of transversal basal canal; teeth with orthodont crown and strongly vascularized base

Type specimen data

holotype: Department of Geology, TalTech GIT 383-45 Burtnieki Stage

Synonymy list

2011 Karksiodus mirus Ivanov & Märss sp. nov. — Ivanov et al. , pp. 24, fig. Figs 3, 4

Selection of related publications

Ivanov, A., Märss, T. 2014. New data on Karksiodus (Chondrichthyes) from the Main Devonian Field (East European Platform). Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 63, 3, 156-165. DOI:10.3176/earth.2014.14

Ivanov, A., Märss, T., Kleesment, A. 2011. A new elasmobranch Karksiodus mirus gen. et sp. nov. from the Burtnieki Regional Stage, Middle Devonian of Estonia. Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 60, 1, 22-30. DOI:10.3176/earth.2011.1.02

Classification

Organism group	Biota
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Organism group	Gnathostomata
Class	Chondrichthyes
Subclass	Elasmobranchii
Genus	Karksiodus
Species	mirus

References based on distribution

Ivanov et al., 2011 Karksi outcrop Burtnieki Stage