Zameus squamulosus Günther 1877 (velvet dogfish)

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Somniosidae

Alternative combination: Centrophorus squamulosus

Synonyms: Centroscymnus obscurus Vaillant 1888, Scymnodon obscurus Vaillant 1888

Belongs to Zameus according to N. Straube et al. 2015

See also Castro 2011, Cigala Fulgosi 1996 and Underwood and Mitchell 2004

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Italy (1 collection)

• Miocene of Jamaica (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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