Squatina muelleri Reuss 1846 (angel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Squatiniformes - Squatinidae

Alternative combination: Cretorectolobus muelleri

Belongs to Squatina according to J. P. Biddle 1993

See also Herman 1977 and Landemaine 1991

Sister taxa: Squatina (Cretascyllium), Squatina (Squatina), Squatina angeloides, Squatina baumbergensis, Squatina beyrichi, Squatina biforis, Squatina californica, Squatina crassa, Squatina crassidens, Squatina dumeril, Squatina frequens, Squatina gippslandicus, Squatina lerichei, Squatina occidentalis, Squatina prima, Squatina rupeliensis, Squatina speciosa, Squatina squatina, Squatina subserrata

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Belgium (1 collection), France (8)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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