Centrophorus squamosus Bonnaterre 1788 (gulper shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Centrophoridae
Alternative combination: Squalus squamosus
Belongs to Centrophorus according to I. M. Keyes 1984
Sister taxa: Centrophorus granulosus, Centrophorus primaevus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Miocene of New Zealand (2)
• Waitakian of New Zealand (2)
• Eocene of New Zealand (1)
• Cretaceous of New Zealand (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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