Squalus suckleyi Girard 1854 (dogfish shark)

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Squalidae

Alternative combination: Spinax (Acanthias) suckleyi

Belongs to Squalus according to B. J. Welton 2015

Sister taxa: Squalus acanthias, Squalus ballingsloevensis, Squalus balsvikensis, Squalus cinereus, Squalus crenatidens, Squalus gabrielsoni, Squalus latidens, Squalus minor, Squalus nicholsae, Squalus orpiensis, Squalus perlo, Squalus serriculus, Squalus stehlini, Squalus vondermarcki, Squalus weltoni, Squalus woodburnei, Acanthias geelongensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at UCMP V 74045 (Quaternary of Oregon)

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