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 argentinensis, Squalus ballingsloevensis, Squalus balsvikensis, Squalus cinereus, Squalus crenatidens, Squalus gabrielsoni, Squalus huntensis, Squalus minor, Squalus nicholsae, Squalus perlo, Squalus serriculus, Squalus stehlini, Squalus suckleyi, Squalus vondermarcki, Squalus weltoni, Squalus woodburnei, Acanthias crepini, Acanthias geelongensis, Biforisodus, Acanthias depauwi
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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