Scapanorhynchus rapax Quaas 1902 (goblin shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae

Belongs to Scapanorhynchus according to J. T. Thurmond and D. E. Jones 1981

See also Applegate 1970

Sister taxa: Scapanorhynchus elongatus, Scapanorhynchus lewisi, Scapanorhynchus minimus, Scapanorhynchus perssoni, Scapanorhynchus praeraphiodon, Scapanorhynchus puercoensis, Scapanorhynchus rhaphiodon, Scapanorhynchus subulatus, Scapanorhynchus tenuis, Scapanorhynchus texanus, Scapanorhynchus trigeri

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Israel (1 collection), Morocco (1), Syria (5), United States (1: Alabama)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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