Squatina crassidens Woodward 1889 (angel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Squatiniformes - Squatinidae

Full reference: A. S. Woodward. 1889. Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History) Part 1 1-613

Belongs to Squatina according to A. S. Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Squatina (Cretascyllium), Squatina (Squatina), Squatina angeloides, Squatina baumbergensis, Squatina biforis, Squatina crassa, Squatina dumeril, Squatina frequens, Squatina gippslandicus, Squatina hassei, Squatina lerichei, Squatina mulleri, Squatina occidentalis, Squatina prima, Squatina speciosa, Squatina squatina

Type specimen: BMNH P.4017, a partial skeleton

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Squatina crassidens in the database

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