Centroselachus Garman 1913 (sleeper shark)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Somniosidae
Parent taxon: Somniosidae according to N. Straube et al. 2015
See also Jordan 1963 and Mannering and Hiller 2008
Sister taxa: Centroscymnus, Cretascymnus, Palaeocentroscymnus, Protoxynotus, Rhinoscymnus, Scymnodalatias, Scymnodon, Somniosus, Zameus
Subtaxa: Centroselachus crepidater
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (2 collections)
• Miocene of Japan (1)
• Paleocene of New Zealand (4)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.