†Microscyliorhinus burnhamensis Cappetta 1976
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Alternative combination: Scyliorhinus burnhamensis
Full reference: H. Cappetta. 1976. Sélaciens nouveaux du London Clay de l'Essex (Yprésien du bassin de Londres). Geobios 9:551-575
Belongs to Microscyliorhinus according to A. Iserbyt and P. J. De Schutter 2012
See also Cappetta 1976
Sister taxon: Microscyliorhinus simplex
Type specimen: Its type locality is Burnham on Crouch, which is in a Ypresian marine claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (2 collections), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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