†Similiteroscyllium iniquus Fuchs et al. 2018 (carpet shark)
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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
Belongs to Similiteroscyllium according to I. Fuchs et al. 2018
Sister taxon: Similiteroscyllium rugasimulatum
Type specimen: NHMW 2017/0058/0001, a tooth. Its type locality is Klausrieglerbach 1-A ravine (KB1-A), which is in a Valanginian basinal (carbonate) lime mudstone in the Steinmühl Formation of Austria.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Klausrieglerbach 1-A ravine (KB1-A)
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