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Extinct genus of cartilaginous fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ikamauius is an extinct genus of sawshark from the Cenozoic of New Zealand. It contains a single species, I. ensifer. It is most closely related to the extant Pliotrema, but is distinguished by the presence of barbs on both sides of its rostral denticles.[1]
Ikamauius Temporal range: | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Pristiophoriformes |
Family: | Pristiophoridae |
Genus: | †Ikamauius Keyes, 1979[1] |
Species: | †I. ensifer |
Binomial name | |
†Ikamauius ensifer | |
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