†Mustelus whitei Cappetta 1976 (hound shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Full reference: H. Cappetta. 1976. Sélaciens nouveaux du London Clay de l'Essex (Yprésien du bassin de Londres). Geobios 9:551-575
Belongs to Mustelus according to H. Cappetta 1976
Sister taxa: Mustelus biddlei, Mustelus californicus, Mustelus henlei, Mustelus mustelus, Mustelus punctulatus, Mustelus vanderhoefti
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
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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