Premontreia (Premontreia) lutetiensis Mollen 2008 (cat shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae

Full reference: F. H. Mollen. 2008. A new middle Eocene species of Premontreia (Elasmobranchii, Scyliorhinidae) from Vlaam-Brabant, Belgium. Geologica Belgica 11:123-131

Belongs to Premontreia (Premontreia) according to F. H. Mollen 2008

Sister taxa: Premontreia (Premontreia) subulidens, Premontreia (Premontreia) uralica

Type specimen: IRScNB P.8374, a tooth. Its type locality is Nederokkerzeel, which is in a Lutetian marine sandstone/sandstone in the Brussles Formation of Belgium.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Nederokkerzeel

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