Centropterus Costa 1856 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes

Parent taxon: Squaliformes according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Centrophoridae, Dalatiidae, Dalatioidea, Eoscymnidae, Etmopteridae, Fredipristis, Oxynotidae, Paraechinorhinus, Somniosidae, Squalidae, Squalogaleus

Subtaxa: Centropterus lividus

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Type: Centropterus lividus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Centropterus in the database

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