Squalus worlandensis Case 1987 (dogfish shark)

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

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