Abdounia biauriculata Casier 1946 (requiem shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Alternative combinations: Scyliorhinus biauriculatus, Scyliorhinus minutissimus biauriculatus

Full reference: E. Casier. 1946. La faune ichthyologique de l'Ypresien de la Belgique. Memoires Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique 104:1-267

Belongs to Abdounia according to H. Cappetta and G. R. Case 2016

See also Bor 1985, Casier 1946 and Cassier 1966

Sister taxa: Abdounia africana, Abdounia beaugei, Abdounia enniskilleni, Abdounia finalis, Abdounia lapierrei, Abdounia mesetae, Abdounia minutissima, Abdounia recticona, Abdounia richteri

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2 collections), United States (1: Alabama)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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