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†Scyliorhinus distans Probst 1879 (cat shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae

Belongs to Scyliorhinus according to P. Mora Morote 1996

Sister taxa: Scyliorhinus alaformis, Scyliorhinus antiquus, Scyliorhinus arambourgi, Scyliorhinus arlingtonensis, Scyliorhinus biddlei, Scyliorhinus biformis, Scyliorhinus bloti, Scyliorhinus brumarivulensis, Scyliorhinus cabindensis, Scyliorhinus coupatezi, Scyliorhinus dubius, Scyliorhinus elongatus, Scyliorhinus entomodon, Scyliorhinus fossilis, Scyliorhinus ivagrantae, Scyliorhinus joleaudi, Scyliorhinus kasenoi, Scyliorhinus luypaertsi, Scyliorhinus minutissimus, Scyliorhinus monsaugustus, Scyliorhinus muelleri, Scyliorhinus ptychtus, Scyliorhinus reyndersi, Scyliorhinus suelstorfensis, Scyliorhinus sulcidens, Scyliorhinus taylorensis, Scyliorhinus tensleepensis, Scyliorhinus trifolius, Scyliorhinus verloensis, Scyliorhinus weemsi, Scyliorhinus woodwardi

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Spain (2 collections)

• Miocene of Austria (2), Belgium (3), France (2), Germany (1), Poland (1), Portugal (2), Slovakia (1), United States (3: North Carolina, Virginia)

• Oligocene of Germany (1)

• Eocene of United States (1: Georgia)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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