Squaliolus Smith and Radcliffe 1912 (shark)

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Dalatiidae

Parent taxon: Dalatiidae according to C. J. Underwood and J. Schlogl 2013

See also Cahuzac et al. 2007, Jordan 1963 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acrosqualiolus, Angoumeius, Dalatias, Eosqualiolus, Hessinodon, Isistius, Oligodalatias, Squaliodalatias

Subtaxa: Squaliolus gasconensis Squaliolus laticaudus Squaliolus schaubi

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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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