Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Squalidae
Full reference: D. S. Jordan and H. Hanibal. 1923. Fossil sharks and rays of the Pacific slope of North America. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 22:27-63
Belongs to Squalus according to D. S. Jordan and H. Hanibal 1923
Sister taxa: Squalus acanthias, Squalus argentinensis, Squalus ballingsloevensis, Squalus balsvikensis, Squalus cinereus, Squalus crenatidens, Squalus gabrielsoni, Squalus huntensis, Squalus minor, Squalus nicholsae, Squalus perlo, Squalus stehlini, Squalus suckleyi, Squalus vondermarcki, Squalus weltoni, Squalus woodburnei, Biforisodus, Acanthias crepini, Acanthias depauwi, Acanthias geelongensis
Type specimen: LSJU 937
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Japan (2 collections), United States (1: California)
• Oligocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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