Nebrius thielensi Winkler 1874 (nurse shark)

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae

Alternative combinations: Ginglymostoma thielense, Ginglymostoma thielensi, Nebrius thielensis, Plicodus thielensis

Belongs to Nebrius according to A. Iserbyt and P. J. De Schutter 2012

See also Case et al. 2015, Casier 1958, Casier 1947, Ebersole et al. 2019, Leriche 1926, Nolf 1988 and Stromer 1910

Sister taxa: Nebrius bequaerti, Nebrius concolor, Nebrius delfortriei, Nebrius ferrugineus, Nebrius obliquus

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Belgium (3 collections), France (1), the United Kingdom (5), United States (11: Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Virginia)

• Paleocene of United States (1: Mississippi)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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