Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Squalidae
Belongs to Squalus according to N. Straube et al. 2015
See also Adnet et al. 2008, Cvancara and Hoganson 1993, Fitch 1967, Fitch 1968, Herman 1974 and Nolf 1988
Sister taxa: Squalus alsaticus, Squalus argentinensis, Squalus ballingsloevensis, Squalus balsvikensis, Squalus blainvillei, Squalus chiconis, Squalus crenatidens, Squalus gabrielsoni, Squalus huntensis, Squalus megalops, Squalus minor, Squalus nicholsae, Squalus perlo, Squalus philippi, Squalus smithi, Squalus sorrakowah, Squalus stehlini, Squalus suckleyi, Squalus vondermarcki, Squalus weltoni, Squalus woodburnei, Squalus worlandensis, Acanthias geelongensis, Biforisodus, Acanthias depauwi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (3: California collections)
• Pliocene of Belgium (2)
• Miocene of Denmark (1), the Netherlands (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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