†Squatiscyllium nigeriensis White 1934 (wobbegong)
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Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Orectolobidae
Alternative combinations: Orectolobus nigeriensis, Squatina nigeriensis
Belongs to Squatiscyllium according to A. Noubhani and H. Cappetta 1997
See also Cappetta 1972 and Cappetta 1980
Sister taxon: Squatiscyllium casieri
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Sessao (Paleocene of Niger)
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