Squaloraja Riley 1833 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Squalorajiformes - Squalorajidae

Alternative spelling: Squaloraia

Synonym: Spinacorhinus Agassiz 1836

Parent taxon: Squalorajidae according to J. S. Nelson 2006

See also Agassiz 1843, Delsate et al. 2002, Jordan 1963, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Squaloraja polyspondyla Squaloraja tenuispina

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Belgium (1 collection), Italy (1), the United Kingdom (4)

Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences

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