Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes
Full reference: I. Fuchs, A. Engelbrecht, A. Lukeneder and J. Kriwet. 2018. New Early Cretaceous sharks (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from deep-water deposits of Austria. Cretaceous Research 84:245-257
Parent taxon: Orectolobiformes according to I. Fuchs et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Akaimia, Annea, Archaeoscyllium, Crossorhinidae, Dorsetoscyllium, Galagadon, Garrigascyllium, Ginglymostomatidae, Heterophorcynus, Jurascyllium, Magistrauia, Mesiteia, Orectoloboidei, Ornatoscyllium, Palaeocarcharidae, Parahemiscyllium, Parascyllioidei, Parasquatina, Phorcynidae, Rhinocodontidae
Subtaxa: Similiteroscyllium iniquus Similiteroscyllium rugasimulatum
Type: Similiteroscyllium iniquus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Austria (1 collection), France (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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