Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Squalidae
Full reference: M. Siverson. 1993. Maastrichtian squaloid shaks from southern Sweden. Palaeontology 36:1-19
Belongs to Squalus according to M. Siverson 1993
Sister taxa: Squalus acanthias, Squalus alsaticus, Squalus argentinensis, Squalus ballingsloevensis, Squalus blainvillei, Squalus chiconis, Squalus crenatidens, Squalus gabrielsoni, Squalus huntensis, Squalus megalops, Squalus minor, Squalus nicholsae, Squalus occidentalis, Squalus perlo, Squalus smithi, Squalus sorrakowah, Squalus stehlini, Squalus suckleyi, Squalus vondermarcki, Squalus weltoni, Squalus woodburnei, Squalus worlandensis, Acanthias depauwi, Biforisodus, Acanthias geelongensis
Type specimen: LO 5065 T, a tooth. Its type locality is Sample S92-2-2-MS, Balsvík quarry, which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate chalk in Sweden.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Sweden (10 collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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