Centrosqualus Signeux 1950 (dogfish shark)

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Squalidae

Parent taxon: Squalidae according to H. Cappetta et al. 2019

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthidium, Acanthorhinus, Atractophorus, Centrophoroides, Centroscyllium, Dalatiinae, Entoxychirus, Lepidorhinus, Machephilus, Megasqualus, Microetmopterus, Nasisqualus, Paracentroscyllium, Protocentrophorus, Protosqualus, Scymnodon, Spinax, Squalinae, Squalus, Zameus

Subtaxa: Centrosqualus appendiculatus Centrosqualus mustardi

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (2: British Columbia collections), Israel (1), Lebanon (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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