Microscyliorhinus burnhamensis Cappetta 1976

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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