Chondrichthyes - Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Full reference: C. R. Eastman. 1904. Systematic Paleontology: Pisces. Maryland Geological Survey Miocene, Text 71-93
Belongs to Squatina according to M. Leriche 1942
See also Case 1904 and Eastman 1904
Sister taxa: Squatina (Cretascyllium), Squatina (Squatina), Squatina angeloides, Squatina baumbergensis, Squatina biforis, Squatina crassa, Squatina crassidens, Squatina dumeril, Squatina frequens, Squatina gippslandicus, Squatina hassei, Squatina lerichei, Squatina mulleri, Squatina prima, Squatina speciosa, Squatina squatina
Type specimen: Its type locality is Plum Point, south, Zone 10, which is in a Langhian estuary/bay sandstone in the Calvert Formation of Maryland
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Maryland collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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