Squatigaleus vianeyi Cappetta 1989 (hound shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae

Full reference: H. Cappetta. 1989. Sélaciens nouveaux ou peu connus du Crétacé supérieur du Maroc. Mesozoic Research 2:11-23

Belongs to Squatigaleus according to H. Cappetta 1989

Sister taxa: Squatigaleus atlasi, Squatigaleus carinatus, Squatigaleus grandjeani, Squatigaleus sulphurensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Imin Tanout, level F1 (IMN), which is in a Campanian carbonate marl in Morocco

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Imin Tanout, level F1 (IMN)

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