Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes

Full reference: A. Begat, E. Villalobos-Segura, P. L. Jambura, M. A. Staggl, S. Klug and J. Kriwet. 2025. Review of the dental pattern in the squalomorph shark Protospinax annectans , and a description of two new Jurassic shark genera. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 70:731-748

Parent taxon: Orectolobiformes according to A. Begat et al. 2025

Sister taxa: Akaimia, Annea, Crossorhinidae, Dorsetoscyllium, Galagadon, Garrigascyllium, Ginglymostomatidae, Heterophorcynus, Jurascyllium, Magistrauia, Mesiteia, Orectoloboidei, Ornatoscyllium, Palaeocarcharidae, Parahemiscyllium, Parascyllioidei, Parasquatina, Phorcynidae, Rhinocodontidae, Similiteroscyllium

Subtaxa: Archaeoscyllium muftium

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Type: Protospinax muftius

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Rookery Pit, London Brick Company, Stewartby (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)

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