†Ginglymostoma sokotoense White 1934 (nurse shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Belongs to Ginglymostoma according to H. Cappetta 1972
Sister taxa: Ginglymostoma angolense, Ginglymostoma botmaense, Ginglymostoma chenanei, Ginglymostoma cirratum, Ginglymostoma delfortriei, Ginglymostoma erramii, Ginglymostoma khouribgaense, Ginglymostoma lithuanica, Ginglymostoma maroccanum, Ginglymostoma obliquum, Ginglymostoma pectinatum, Ginglymostoma subafricanum, Ginglymostoma ypresiensis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Niger (1 collection), Saudi Arabia (2), Togo (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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