†Similiteroscyllium rugasimulatum Guinot et al. 2014 (carpet shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes
Alternative combination: Ornatoscyllium rugasimulatum
Full reference: G. Guinot, H. Cappetta, and S. Adnet. 2014. A rare elasmobranch assemblage from the Valanginian (Lower Cretaceous) of southern France. Cretaceous Research 48:54-84
Belongs to Similiteroscyllium according to I. Fuchs et al. 2018
See also Guinot et al. 2014
Sister taxon: Similiteroscyllium iniquus
Type specimen: University of Montpellier VAL 159, a tooth. Its type locality is Mas d’Antrigoule farm, La Cadière-et-Cambo, which is in a Valanginian offshore shelf marl in France.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Mas d’Antrigoule farm, La Cadière-et-Cambo
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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