Chondrichthyes - Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Alternative combination: Trigonodus primus
Synonyms: Rhina winkleri Daimeries 1888, Squatina gaudryi Priem 1902
Belongs to Squatina according to E. V. Popov et al. 2025
See also Baut and Génault 1995, Bohm 1926, Bor 1985, Boulemia and Adnet 2023, Case 1981, Casier 1946, Casier 1947, Cassier 1966, Daimeries 1888, Daimeries 1888, Guinot et al. 2020, Herman 1977 and Popov and Lopyrev 2024
Sister taxa: Squatina (Cretascyllium), Squatina (Squatina), Squatina angeloides, Squatina baumbergensis, Squatina biforis, Squatina californica, Squatina crassa, Squatina crassidens, Squatina dumeril, Squatina frequens, Squatina gippslandicus, Squatina lerichei, Squatina muelleri, Squatina occidentalis, Squatina speciosa, Squatina squatina, Squatina subserrata
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (4 collections), France (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 (5), Togo (1)
Total: 45 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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