†Microetmopterus Siverson 1993 (dogfish shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Squalidae
Full reference: M. Siverson. 1993. Maastrichtian squaloid shaks from southern Sweden. Palaeontology 36:1-19
Parent taxon: Squalidae according to M. Siverson 1993
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthidium, Acanthorhinus, Atractophorus, Centrophoroides, Centroscyllium, Centrosqualus, Dalatiinae, Entoxychirus, Lepidorhinus, Machephilus, Megasqualus, Nasisqualus, Paracentroscyllium, Protocentrophorus, Protosqualus, Scymnodon, Spinax, Squalinae, Squalus, Zameus
Subtaxa: Microetmopterus wardi
Type: Microetmopterus wardi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Sample S91-5-1-MS, Kvarnby (Cretaceous of Sweden)
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