†Hemiscyllium hermani Müller 1989 (carpet shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae
Alternative combination: Pseudospinax hermani
Belongs to Hemiscyllium according to H. Cappetta et al. 2019
See also Kriwet et al. 2007 and Underwood and Mitchell 1999
Sister taxa: Hemiscyllium bruxelliensis, Hemiscyllium ocellatus, Hemiscyllium tailledisensis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), Sweden (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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