Squalicorax bassanii Gemmellaro 1919 (crow shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae

Alternative combinations: Corax bassanii, Paraanacorax bassanii

Belongs to Squalicorax according to H. Cappetta et al. 2014

See also Cappetta and Case 1975, Glikman 1980, Herman 1977, Weiler 1964 and Zalmout and Mustafa 2001

Sister taxa: Palaeoanacorax volgensis, Squalicorax acutus, Squalicorax adruptodontus, Squalicorax africanus, Squalicorax arnaudi, Squalicorax baharijensis, Squalicorax bazzii, Squalicorax benguerirensis, Squalicorax bernardezi, Squalicorax coquandi, Squalicorax curvatus, Squalicorax dalinkeviciusi, Squalicorax deckeri, Squalicorax falcatus, Squalicorax incisus, Squalicorax intermedius, Squalicorax kaupi, Squalicorax kugleri, Squalicorax laevis, Squalicorax lalunaensis, Squalicorax microserratus, Squalicorax minor, Squalicorax mississippiensis, Squalicorax moodyi, Squalicorax mutabilis, Squalicorax parallelus, Squalicorax pawpawensis, Squalicorax primaevus, Squalicorax primulus, Squalicorax priscoserratus, Squalicorax pristodontus, Squalicorax sagisicus, Squalicorax trapezoidalis, Squalicorax yangaensis, Paraanacorax obruchevi, Corax jaekeli, Corax kaupi, Microanacorax praeyangaensis, Anacorax papulovi, Anacorax kugleri, Anacorax santonicus, Palaeoanacorax pamiricus, Palaeoanacorax intermedius

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Egypt (1 collection), Israel (3), Jordan (4), Mexico (1), Morocco (4), Syria (5)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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