†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 cuspidata, Ginglymostoma delfortriei, Ginglymostoma erramii, Ginglymostoma khouribgaense, Ginglymostoma lithuanica, Ginglymostoma magrebianum, Ginglymostoma malembeense, Ginglymostoma maroccanum, Ginglymostoma pectinatum, Ginglymostoma serra, Ginglymostoma subafricanum, Ginglymostoma thielensi
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Niger (1 collection), Saudi Arabia (2), Togo (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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