Pteroscyllium signeuxi Cappetta 1980 (cat shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae

Belongs to Pteroscyllium according to J. Kriwet et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Pteroscyllium hermani, Pteroscyllium lamranii, Pteroscyllium nolfi, Pteroscyllium ornatum, Pteroscyllium speetonensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Sahel Alma (Dubertret collection, MNHN), which is in a Santonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in Lebanon

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Sahel Alma (Dubertret collection, MNHN)

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