Ginglymostoma cirratum Gmelin 1789 (nurse shark)

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae

Alternative combination: Squalus cirratus

Belongs to Ginglymostoma according to H. M. Maisch IV et al. 2025

See also Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Ginglymostoma angolense, Ginglymostoma botmaense, Ginglymostoma chenanei, Ginglymostoma cuspidata, Ginglymostoma erramii, Ginglymostoma khouribgaense, Ginglymostoma lithuanica, Ginglymostoma magrebianum, Ginglymostoma malembeense, Ginglymostoma maroccanum, Ginglymostoma pectinatum, Ginglymostoma serra, Ginglymostoma sokotoense, Ginglymostoma subafricanum

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (3: Florida, Georgia collections)

• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: Florida)

• Miocene of Peru (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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