Hexanchus griseus Bonaterre 1788 (bluntnose sixgill shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae
Alternative combination: Squalus griseus
Belongs to Hexanchus according to A. Baldanza et al. 2025
See also Landau et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Hexanchus agassizi, Hexanchus gigas, Hexanchus gracilis, Hexanchus microdon
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Italy (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Argentina (1), Mexico (1), United States (1: California)
• Miocene of Chile (1), Malta (2), the Netherlands (1), Portugal (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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