†Galeus porrectus Bohm 1926 (cat shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Full reference: J. Bohm. 1926. Über Tertiäre versteinerungen von den Bogenfelser diamantfeldern. Beiträge zur geologischen Erforschung der deutschen Schutzgebiete 2:55-87
Belongs to Galeus according to J. Bohm 1926
Sister taxa: Galeus latus, Galeus recticonus, Galeus robustus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Langental, NE of Bogenfels, which is in a Priabonian shallow subtidal siltstone/sandstone in the Langental Beds Formation of Namibia
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Langental, NE of Bogenfels
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