Hexanchus gracilis Davis 1887 (sixgill shark)

Chondrichthyes - Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae

Belongs to Hexanchus according to D. Thies and A. Müller 1993

Sister taxa: Hexanchus agassizi, Hexanchus andersoni, Hexanchus casieri, Hexanchus gigas, Hexanchus griseus, Hexanchus hookeri, Hexanchus microdon, Hexanchus tusbairicus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Sahil Alma (Lewis collection), which is in a Santonian carbonate lime mudstone in Lebanon

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Germany (2 collections), Lebanon (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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