†Sigmoscyllium acuspidatum Guinot et al. 2013 (cat shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Full reference: G. Guinot, C. J. Underwood, H. Cappetta and D. J. Ward. 2013. Sharks (Elasmobranchii: Euselachii) from the Late Cretaceous of France and the UK. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 11:589-671
Belongs to Sigmoscyllium according to G. Guinot et al. 2013
Sister taxon: Sigmoscyllium striatum
Type specimen: University of Montpellier JUH1-44, a tooth. Its type locality is Justine-Herbigny (JUH), which is in a Turonian carbonate chalk in France.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Justine-Herbigny (JUH)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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