†Ornatoscyllium pattersoni Thies 1983 (carpet shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes
Alternative combination: Orectoloboides pattersoni
Full reference: D. Thies. 1983. Jurazeitliche Neoselachier aus Deutschland und S-England (Jurassic neoselachians from German and S-England). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 58:1-116
Belongs to Ornatoscyllium according to G. Guinot et al. 2014
See also Underwood and Ward 2004
Sister taxa: Ornatoscyllium freemani, Ornatoscyllium glashoffi, Ornatoscyllium rugasimulatum
Type specimen: SMF 7145, a tooth
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Rookery Pit, London Brick Company, Stewartby (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)
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