†Squalus orpiensis Winkler 1874 (dogfish shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Squalidae
Alternative combinations: Megasqualus orpiensis, Notidanus orpiensis
Belongs to Squalus according to J. Herman 1977
See also Cvancara and Hoganson 1993
Sister taxa: Squalus acanthias, Squalus ballingsloevensis, Squalus balsvikensis, Squalus cinereus, Squalus crenatidens, Squalus gabrielsoni, Squalus latidens, Squalus minor, Squalus nicholsae, Squalus perlo, Squalus serriculus, Squalus stehlini, Squalus suckleyi, Squalus vondermarcki, Squalus weltoni, Squalus woodburnei, Acanthias geelongensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Germany (1 collection)
• Eocene of France (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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