†Abdounia recticonia Winkler 1873 (requiem shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Alternative combination: Galeorhinus recticonus
Belongs to Abdounia according to H. M. Maisch et al. 2014
See also Thurmond and Jones 1981 and White 1956
Sister taxa: Abdounia africana, Abdounia beaugei, Abdounia enniskilleni, Abdounia finalis, Abdounia mesetae, Abdounia minutissima, Abdounia richteri
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (5 collections), United States (2: Alabama)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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