Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Orectolobidae
Full reference: A. Engelbrecht, T. Mòˆrs, M. A. Reguero and J. Kriwet. 2016. Revision of Eocene Antarctic carpet sharks (Elasmobranchii, Orectolobiformes) from Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 15:969-990
Parent taxon: Orectolobidae according to A. Engelbrecht et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Cederstroemia, Cirriscyllium, Columbusia, Cretorectolobus, Eometlaouia, Eucrossorhinus, Gryphodobatis, Heteroscyllium, Nebriinae, Orectoloboides, Orectolobus, Restesia, Squatiscyllium, Synchismus
Subtaxa: Coelometlaouia pannucea
Type: Coelometlaouia pannucea
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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