The teeth of Plicatoscyllium minutum have a rather high cusp with one to four pairs of relatively high lateral cusplets. In anterior and lateral files, these cusplets are broad, pointed and well defined, but begin to disappear in more lateral positions. The labial crown face is characterized by a triangular zone of strong, baso-apically oriented, enameloid ridges which approach but do not reach the cusplets and apron. In more lateral positions, these ridges get smaller and more tightly spaced. The smooth apron is short & broad, and may bear a weak medial notch (weakly bifid).Viewed basally, the labially flaring lobes create a depression which grows shallower and narrower lingually and terminates at a broad central foramen. The root is rather high and globular lingually. A medio-lingual foramen is present on the root face as are a pair of margino-lingual foramina.

The need for Plicatoscyllium as a distinct genus from Ginglymostoma (generic splitting) is questionable but will (for now) be accepted (if not fully embraced) by the website. Synonymizing P. minutum and lehneri (specific lumping) seems more reasonable and will also be followed by the website. Erecting a new species (P. antiquum) for a western Atlantic form (regional splitting) of what appears to be P. minutum is less logical. Lacking a well argued reason for this decision the website will continue to include this tooth-design as P. minutum. One specimen (Fig. ) lacks the plicated labial face often associated with P. minutum and may represent another taxon.