Scymnodalatias Garrick 1956 (sleeper shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Somniosidae
Parent taxon: Somniosidae according to B. Cahuzac et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Centroscymnus, Centroselachus, Cretascymnus, Palaeocentroscymnus, Protoxynotus, Rhinoscymnus, Scymnodon, Somniosus, Zameus
Subtaxa: Scymnodalatias cigalafulgosii Scymnodalatias garricki Scymnodalatias kazenobon
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Miocene of Japan (1)
• Eocene of France (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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