†Hexanchus gracilis Davis 1887 (sixgill shark)
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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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