Apristurus Garman 1913 (cat shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae

Parent taxon: Scyliorhinidae according to B. Cahuzac et al. 2007

See also Jordan 1963

Sister taxa: Cadiera, Casieria, Cephaloscyllium, Crassescyliorhinus, Cretascyliorhinus, Foumtizia, Haploblepharus, Megascyliorhininae, Microscyliorhinus, Palaeoscyllium, Paramaturus, Parascyllium, Parasymbolus, Pentanchinae, Platyrhizoscyllium, Porodermoides, Premontreinae, Prohaploblepharus, Proscyllium, Protoscyliorhinus, Pseudotriacis, Pteroscylliinae, Pteroscyllium, Scyliorhininae, Scyliorhinotheca, Scyliorhinus, Scylliodus, Scyllium, Sigmoscyllium, Thiesus, Thyellina

Subtaxa: Apristurus sereti

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Italy (4 collections)

• Miocene of Germany (3)

• Eocene of France (5)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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