†Abdounia africana Arambourg 1952 (requiem shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Alternative combination: Scyliorhinus africanus
Belongs to Abdounia according to G. Guinot et al. 2020
See also Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Sister taxa: Abdounia beaugei, Abdounia belselensis, Abdounia biauriculata, Abdounia enniskilleni, Abdounia finalis, Abdounia lapierrei, Abdounia lata, Abdounia mesetae, Abdounia minutissima, Abdounia osipovae, Abdounia recticona, Abdounia richteri, Abdounia vassilyevae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Morocco (7 collections), Togo (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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