Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Alternative combinations: Anacorax pristodontus, Corax pristodontus, Galeocerdo pristiodontus, Galeus pristodontus
Synonym: Corax rothi Ameghino 1906
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Feuilleton Additionnel aux Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles 21-64
Belongs to Squalicorax according to Y. Salama et al. 2021
See also Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1843, Agassiz 1843, Applegate 1970, Bogan and Agnolin 2010, Cappetta and Case 1975, Cappetta and Corral 1999, Case 1979, Case et al. 2017, Casier 1958, Corral et al. 2016, Gibbes 1847, Glikman 1956, Glikman 1980, Gottfried et al. 2001, Hay 1902, Herman 1977, Hoganson et al. 2019, Jagt et al. 2006, Maury 1930, Miller 1967, Prámparo et al. 2013, Rapp 1946, Shimada and Cicimurri 2006, Siverson 1997, Thurmond and Jones 1981, Weiler 1964, Woodward 1889 and Zalmout and Mustafa 2001
Sister taxa: Palaeoanacorax volgensis, Priscusurus adruptodontus, Squalicorax acutus, Squalicorax africanus, Squalicorax arnaudi, Squalicorax baharijensis, Squalicorax bassanii, Squalicorax bazzii, Squalicorax benguerirensis, Squalicorax bernardezi, Squalicorax coquandi, Squalicorax crassidens, Squalicorax curvatus, Squalicorax dalinkeviciusi, Squalicorax deckeri, Squalicorax dubius, Squalicorax falcatus, Squalicorax incisus, Squalicorax intermedius, Squalicorax kaupi, Squalicorax kugleri, Squalicorax laevis, Squalicorax lalunaensis, Squalicorax microserratus, Squalicorax minor, Squalicorax mississippiensis, Squalicorax moodyi, Squalicorax mutabilis, Squalicorax parallelus, Squalicorax pawpawensis, Squalicorax primaevus, Squalicorax primigenius, Squalicorax primulus, Squalicorax priscoserratus, Squalicorax sagisicus, Squalicorax trapezoidalis, Squalicorax yangaensis, Anacorax plicatus, Anacorax kugleri, Anacorax papulovi, Anacorax santonicus, Corax kaupi, Corax jaekeli, Microanacorax praeyangaensis, Palaeoanacorax pamiricus, Palaeoanacorax intermedius, Paraanacorax obruchevi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (2: New Jersey collections)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (2), Belgium (8), Brazil (2), Bulgaria (1), Egypt (3), France (3), Germany (1), Israel (6), Jordan (4), Kazakhstan (1), Lithuania (1), Madagascar (1), Morocco (7), the Netherlands (2), the Russian Federation (1), South Africa (1), Spain (3), Syria (8), United States (47: Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 104 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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