Squalus latidens Davis 1887 (dogfish shark)

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Squalidae

Alternative combinations: Acanthias latidens, Centrophoroides latidens

Full reference: J. D. Davis. 1887. The fossil fishes of the chalk of Mount Lebanon, in Syria. The Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, Series II 3:457-634

Belongs to Squalus according to J. Herman 1977

See also Davis 1887 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Squalus acanthias, Squalus ballingsloevensis, Squalus balsvikensis, Squalus cinereus, Squalus crenatidens, Squalus gabrielsoni, Squalus minor, Squalus nicholsae, Squalus orpiensis, Squalus perlo, Squalus serriculus, Squalus stehlini, Squalus suckleyi, Squalus vondermarcki, Squalus weltoni, Squalus woodburnei, Acanthias geelongensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Japan (2 collections), Lebanon (2)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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