Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Cetorhinidae
Alternative combination: Squalus maximus
Synonyms: Hannovera aurata Van Beneden 1871, Selache (Hannovera) aurata Van Beneden 1871, Selache duponti Hasse 1882
Belongs to Cetorhinus according to J. A. VillafanĖa et al. 2025
See also Cicimurri and Knight 2009, Cigala Fulgosi et al. 2009, Fitch 1970, Uyeno and Matsushima 1974, Van Beneden 1871, Van Beneden 1876, Welton 2013 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Cetorhinus duponti, Cetorhinus huddlestoni, Cetorhinus piersoni
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic suspension feeder-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (2 collections), United States (3: California)
• Pliocene of Italy (3), the Netherlands (1), United States (4: California)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Belgium (1), United States (1: California)
• Miocene of Belgium (4), Chile (1), Czechia (1), Denmark (1), Germany (1), Japan (2), the Netherlands (2), United States (2: California, Oregon)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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