Stegostoma Mueller and Henle 1838 (carpet shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Stegostomatidae
Parent taxon: Stegostomatidae according to S. Adnet et al. 2020
See also Jordan 1963 and Long 1992
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Stegostoma fasciatum Stegostoma tethysiensis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (2 collections), Egypt (4), Tunisia (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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