Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Parent taxon: Scyliorhinidae according to D. A. Ebert 2003
See also Jordan 1963 and Regan 1908
Sister taxa: Apristurus, Cadiera, Casieria, Crassescyliorhinus, Cretascyliorhinus, Foumtizia, Haploblepharus, Megascyliorhininae, Microscyliorhinus, Palaeoscyllium, Paramaturus, Parascyllium, Parasymbolus, Pentanchinae, Platyrhizoscyllium, Porodermoides, Premontreinae, Prohaploblepharus, Proscyllium, Protoscyliorhinus, Pseudotriacis, Pteroscylliinae, Pteroscyllium, Scyliorhininae, Scyliorhinotheca, Scyliorhinus, Scylliodus, Scyllium, Sigmoscyllium, Thiesus, Thyellina
Subtaxa: Cephaloscyllium ventriosum
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)
• Miocene of United States (1: California)
• Oligocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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