†Squatina lerichei Jordan and Beal 1910 (angel shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Belongs to Squatina according to Jordan and Beal 1910
See also Jordan and Hanibal 1923
Sister taxa: Squatina (Cretascyllium), Squatina (Squatina), Squatina angeloides, Squatina baumbergensis, Squatina biforis, Squatina crassa, Squatina crassidens, Squatina dumeril, Squatina frequens, Squatina gippslandicus, Squatina hassei, Squatina mulleri, Squatina occidentalis, Squatina prima, Squatina speciosa, Squatina squatina
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: California collections)
• Oligocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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