Somniosus microcephalus Bloch and Schneider 1801 (Greenland shark)

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Somniosidae

Alternative combination: Squalus microcephalus

Belongs to Somniosus according to J. Herman 1974

Sister taxon: Somniosus gonzalezi

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at 27 E 150, Kallo locks (Pliocene of Belgium)

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