Cretascymnus adonis Signeux 1950 (sleeper shark)

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Somniosidae

Alternative combination: Centrophorus adonis

Belongs to Cretascymnus according to H. Cappetta 1980

Sister taxa: Cretascymnus beauryi, Cretascymnus quimbalaensis, Cretascymnus westfalicus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Sahel Alma (Dubertret collection, MNHN) (Cretaceous of Lebanon)

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