Chondrichthyes - Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Alternative combination: Squatina hassei
Belongs to Squatina (Cretascyllium) according to T. J. Batchelor and C. J. Duffin 2023
See also Becker et al. 2004, Becker et al. 2006, Cappetta and Case 1975, Case et al. 2001, Case et al. 2001, Guinot et al. 2012, Herman 1977, Hoganson et al. 2019, Manning and Dockery 1992, Peng et al. 2001, Siversson et al. 2015, Weiler 1964 and Welton and Alderson 1981
Sister taxon: Squatina (Cretascyllium) cranei
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Belgium (9 collections), Canada (2: Alberta), France (8), Israel (1), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (7), United States (31: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota)
Total: 59 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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