Chondrichthyes - Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Full reference: W. von der Marck. 1885. Dritter nachtrag. Fische der oberen Kreide Westfalens. Palaeontographica 31:233-267
Belongs to Squatina according to D. Thies and A. Müller 1993
See also von der Marck 1885 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Squatina (Cretascyllium), Squatina (Squatina), Squatina angeloides, Squatina biforis, Squatina crassa, Squatina crassidens, Squatina dumeril, Squatina frequens, Squatina gippslandicus, Squatina hassei, Squatina lerichei, Squatina mulleri, Squatina occidentalis, Squatina prima, Squatina speciosa, Squatina squatina
Type specimen: Its type locality is Baumberge (Museum zu Münster collection), which is in a Campanian marine horizon in the Baumberge Formation of Germany
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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