Squaliolus Smith and Radcliffe 1912 (elasmobranch)
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Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Dalatiidae
Parent taxon: Dalatiidae according to N. Straube et al. 2015
See also Cahuzac et al. 2007, Jordan 1963, Sepkoski 2002 and Underwood and Schlogl 2013
Sister taxa: Acrosqualiolus, Angoumeius, Dalatias, Eosqualiolus, Euprotomicrus, Hessinodon, Isistius, Oligodalatias, Squaliodalatias
Subtaxa: Squaliolus gasconensis Squaliolus laticaudus Squaliolus schaubi
Type: Squaliolus laticaudus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Jamaica (1 collection), Slovakia (7)
• Eocene of Barbados (5), France (1)
Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences
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