†order Echinorhiniformes (shark)
Chondrichthyes - Echinorhiniformes
Parent taxon: Squalimorphi according to J. A. Long 2011
See also Kent 2018, Nelson et al. 2016 and Underwood 2006
Sister taxa: Pristiphoriformes, Squalida, Squatinida
Subtaxa: Echinorhinidae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina collection)
• Miocene of United States (2: California, North Carolina)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)
• Oligocene of United States (1: California)
• Eocene of Barbados (1), Ukraine (2), United States (1: Virginia)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (1), Australia (1), Canada (2: British Columbia), Chile (2), France (2), Israel (1), Japan (4), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 24 collections including 25 occurrences