†Squatina (Cretascyllium) cranei Woodward 1888 (angel shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Alternative combination: Squatina cranei
Synonyms: Cretascyllium expansum Müller and Diedrich 1991, Squatina decipiens Dalinkevičius 1935
Belongs to Squatina (Cretascyllium) according to T. Sokolskyi and G. Guinot 2021
See also Biddle 1993, Cappetta 1975, Dalinkevičius 1935, Guinot et al. 2012, Herman 1977, Müller and Diedrich 1991, Rees 2005, Underwood and Mitchell 1999 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (6 collections), Germany (1), Kazakhstan (1), Lithuania (5), Poland (2), Ukraine (4), the United Kingdom (43)
Total: 62 collections including 65 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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