Acanthias geelongensis Chapman and Pritchard 1904 (dogfish shark)

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Squalidae

Full reference: F. Chapman and G. B. Pritchard. 1904. Fossil fish remains from the Tertiaries of Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 17:267-297

Belongs to Acanthias according to F. Chapman and F. A. Cudmore 1924

See also Chapman and Pritchard 1904

Sister taxa: Squalus acanthias, Squalus ballingsloevensis, Squalus balsvikensis, Squalus cinereus, Squalus crenatidens, Squalus gabrielsoni, Squalus latidens, Squalus minor, Squalus nicholsae, Squalus orpiensis, Squalus perlo, Squalus serriculus, Squalus stehlini, Squalus suckleyi, Squalus vondermarcki, Squalus weltoni, Squalus woodburnei

Type specimen: Its type locality is Orphanage Hill, which is in a Langhian marine horizon in Australia

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Australia (1 collection)

• Oligocene of Australia (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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