Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Full reference: R. Vullo, H. Cappetta, and D. Néraudeau. 2007. New sharks and rays from the Cenomanian and Turonian of Charentes, France. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 52:99-116
Belongs to Squalicorax according to R. Vullo et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Palaeoanacorax volgensis, Priscusurus adruptodontus, Squalicorax acutus, Squalicorax africanus, Squalicorax arnaudi, Squalicorax baharijensis, Squalicorax bassanii, Squalicorax bazzii, Squalicorax benguerirensis, Squalicorax bernardezi, Squalicorax crassidens, Squalicorax curvatus, Squalicorax dalinkeviciusi, Squalicorax deckeri, Squalicorax dubius, Squalicorax falcatus, Squalicorax incisus, Squalicorax intermedius, Squalicorax kaupi, Squalicorax kugleri, Squalicorax laevis, Squalicorax lalunaensis, Squalicorax microserratus, Squalicorax minor, Squalicorax mississippiensis, Squalicorax moodyi, Squalicorax mutabilis, Squalicorax parallelus, Squalicorax pawpawensis, Squalicorax primaevus, Squalicorax primigenius, Squalicorax primulus, Squalicorax priscoserratus, Squalicorax pristodontus, Squalicorax sagisicus, Squalicorax trapezoidalis, Squalicorax yangaensis, Paraanacorax obruchevi, Corax kaupi, Corax jaekeli, Palaeoanacorax pamiricus, Palaeoanacorax intermedius, Microanacorax praeyangaensis, Anacorax papulovi, Anacorax kugleri, Anacorax santonicus
Type specimen: UM PDB 1, a tooth. Its type locality is Port-des-Barques, unit T1, which is in a Turonian offshore shelf wackestone in the Marnes verts a Exogyres Formation of France.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Port-des-Barques, unit T1
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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