†Hexanchus gigas Sismonda 1857 (sixgill shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae
Alternative combination: Notidanus gigas
Belongs to Hexanchus according to H. Karasawa 1989
See also Arambourg 1927, Herman 1974, Kent 2018, Leriche 1926, Nolf 1988 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Hexanchus agassizi, Hexanchus andersoni, Hexanchus casieri, Hexanchus gracilis, Hexanchus griseus, Hexanchus hookeri, Hexanchus microdon, Hexanchus tusbairicus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Belgium (1 collection)
• Miocene of Algeria (1), Belgium (1), Japan (3), the Netherlands (1), Peru (1), Slovakia (1)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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