Squalus acanthias Linnaeus 1758 (spiny dogfish)

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Squalidae

Belongs to Squalus according to S. Adnet et al. 2008

See also Cvancara and Hoganson 1993

Sister taxa: Squalus ballingsloevensis, Squalus balsvikensis, Squalus cinereus, Squalus crenatidens, Squalus gabrielsoni, Squalus latidens, Squalus minor, Squalus nicholsae, Squalus orpiensis, Squalus perlo, Squalus serriculus, Squalus stehlini, Squalus suckleyi, Squalus vondermarcki, Squalus weltoni, Squalus woodburnei, Acanthias geelongensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Denmark (1 collection), the Netherlands (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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