Chondrichthyes - Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Alternative combination: Trigonodus primus
Synonyms: Rhina winkleri Daimeries 1888, Squatina gaudryi Priem 1902
Belongs to Squatina according to P. J. De Schutter and E. Steurbaut 2025
See also Adnet 2006, Baut and Génault 1995, Bohm 1926, Bor 1985, Boulemia and Adnet 2023, Carlsen and Cuny 2014, Case 1981, Casier 1946, Casier 1947, Casier 1966, Daimeries 1888, Daimeries 1888, Guinot et al. 2020, Herman 1977, Herman 1972, Mustafa et al. 2005, Nolf 1988, Popov and Lopyrev 2024, Popov et al. 2025 and Tanaka et al. 2006
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 muelleri, Squatina occidentalis, Squatina rupeliensis, Squatina speciosa, Squatina squatina, Squatina subserrata
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (6 collections), Denmark (1), France (5), Japan (1), Jordan (1), Namibia (1), the Netherlands (5), the Russian Federation (3), Ukraine (3), the United Kingdom (13), United States (5: Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia), Uzbekistan (1)
• Paleocene of Algeria (1), Belgium (2), France (8), Togo (1)
Total: 57 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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