T-shape; narrow unserrated crown perpendicular to the root; and flat roots. They can also have a slightly curved, inclined crown, elongated root lobes, and strongly obtuse basal root angle.

Size: 3-15 mm.

Ecology: inhabits tropical and temperate estuarine and intertidal-offshore (0–92 m) waters, feeding on bottom-dwelling bony fishes; known to reach 2-3 m in length.

Geological range: Miocene-Recent.

Geographic distribution: Caribbean and Pacific in fossil record and in the present day.

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