†Plicatoscyllium derameei Case and Cappetta 1997 (nurse shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Belongs to Plicatoscyllium according to J. W. Hoganson et al. 2019
See also Case et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Plicatoscyllium antiquum, Plicatoscyllium gharbii, Plicatoscyllium globidens, Plicatoscyllium lehneri, Plicatoscyllium minutum, Plicatoscyllium youssoufiaense
Type specimen: Its type locality is Kemp Clay Formation, which is in a Maastrichtian marine claystone/sandstone in the Kemp Clay Formation of Texas
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (7: Maryland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Texas collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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