†Coelometlaouia pannucea Engelbrecht et al. 2016 (wobbegong)
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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
Belongs to Coelometlaouia according to A. Engelbrecht et al. 2016
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NRM-PZ P.16046, a tooth. Its type locality is IAA 2/95, Marsupial site, which is in a Bartonian coastal sandstone in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.
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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