Nebrius delfortriei Daimeries 1889 (nurse shark)

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae

Alternative combination: Ginglymostoma delfortriei

Belongs to Nebrius according to Y. Takakuwa and Y. Ando 2018

See also Aguilera and de Aguilera 2001, Antunes et al. 1981 and Cahuzac et al. 2007

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

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Austria (1 collection), Costa Rica (1), Japan (2), Panama (1), Portugal (1), Venezuela (1)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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