Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Squalidae
Alternative combination: Centrophoroides worlandensis
Full reference: G. R. Case. 1987. A new selachian fauna from the late Campanian of Wyoming (Teapot Sandstone Member, Mesaverde Formation, Big Horn Basin). Palaeontographica Abteilung A 197(Lfg. 1-3):1-37
Belongs to Squalus according to T. D. Cook et al. 2017
See also Case 1987 and Case and Cappetta 1997
Sister taxa: Squalus acanthias, Squalus alsaticus, Squalus argentinensis, Squalus ballingsloevensis, Squalus balsvikensis, Squalus blainvillei, Squalus chiconis, Squalus crenatidens, Squalus gabrielsoni, Squalus huntensis, Squalus megalops, Squalus minor, Squalus nicholsae, Squalus occidentalis, Squalus perlo, Squalus smithi, Squalus sorrakowah, Squalus stehlini, Squalus suckleyi, Squalus vondermarcki, Squalus weltoni, Squalus woodburnei, Acanthias depauwi, Biforisodus, Acanthias geelongensis
Type specimen: AMNH 12040, a tooth
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Alberta collections), United States (12: Wyoming)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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