Chondrichthyes - Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae
Alternative combination: Squalus griseus
Belongs to Hexanchus according to A. Baldanza et al. 2025
See also Cappetta and Cavallo 2006, Carrillo-Briceño et al. 2013, Cigala Fulgosi et al. 2009, Herman 1974, Kemp 1978, Landau et al. 2025 and Malyshkina et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Hexanchus agassizi, Hexanchus andersoni, Hexanchus casieri, Hexanchus gigas, Hexanchus gracilis, Hexanchus hookeri, Hexanchus microdon, Hexanchus tusbairicus
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Chile (1 collection), Italy (1)
• Pliocene of Belgium (1), Chile (1), Italy (3), the Netherlands (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: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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