†Protoginglymostoma Herman and Crochard 1977 (nurse shark)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Parent taxon: Ginglymostomatidae according to G. R. Case et al. 2015
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Tabuce et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Cantioscyllium, Delpitoscyllium, Ganntouria, Ginglymostoma, Hologinglymostoma, Nebrius, Plicatoscyllium, Pseudoginglymostoma
Subtaxa: Protoginglymostoma ypresiensis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Morocco (1 collection), Senegal (1), Ukraine (1), United States (1: South Carolina)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.