†Squaloraja polyspondyla Agassiz 1836 (chimaera)
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Chondrichthyes - Squalorajiformes - Squalorajidae
Alternative combination: Spinacorhinus polyspondylus
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1836. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (7me livraison)
Belongs to Squaloraja according to C. J. Duffin 1983
See also Agassiz 1836, Agassiz 1843 and Woodward 1891
Sister taxon: Squaloraja tenuispina
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Belgium (1 collection), Italy (1), the United Kingdom (4)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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