†Mesiteia emiliae Gorjanovic-Kramberger 1886 (carpet shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes
Belongs to Mesiteia according to H. Cappetta 1980
See also Carnevale et al. 2014, Herman 1977, Jaekel 1894 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Mesiteia daimeriesi, Mesiteia humboldtii, Mesiteia ypresiensis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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