Galeorhinus minor Agassiz 1835 (school shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae

Alternative combination: Galeus minor

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (5me livraison)

Belongs to Galeorhinus according to F. C. Cassier 1966

See also Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1839, Agassiz 1843, Casier 1946, Casier 1958, Gibbes 1847, Hay 1902, Leriche 1926 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Galeorhinus cuvieri, Galeorhinus duchaussoisi, Galeorhinus falconeri, Galeorhinus galeus, Galeorhinus girardoti, Galeorhinus goncalvesi, Galeorhinus hannibali, Galeorhinus huberensis, Galeorhinus louisi, Galeorhinus mesetaensis, Galeorhinus minutissimus, Galeorhinus pulchellus, Galeorhinus ypresiensis, Eugaleus falconeri, Eugaleus latus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Barbados (1 collection), the United Kingdom (3), United States (1: Mississippi)

• Paleocene of United States (1: Mississippi)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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