Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Full reference: C. J. Underwood. 2004. Barremian and Aptian (Cretaceous) sharks and rays from Speeton, Yorkshire, NE England. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 55:107-118
Belongs to Pteroscyllium according to C. J. Underwood 2004
Sister taxa: Pteroscyllium hermani, Pteroscyllium lamranii, Pteroscyllium nolfi, Pteroscyllium ornatum, Pteroscyllium signeuxi
Type specimen: NHMUK P.66265, a tooth. Its type locality is Sample UB1B, Speeton, which is in an Aptian offshore marl in the Speeton Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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