Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Alternative combinations: Corax falcatus, Galeocerdo falcatus
Synonyms: Corax boreaui Coquand 1860, Corax elongatus Coquand 1860, Corax heterodon Reuss 1845, Corax obliquus Reuss 1845, Galeocerdo hartvelli Cope 1872, Galeocerdo hartwellii Cope 1872, Squalicorax boreaui Coquand 1860, Squalicorax elongatus Coquand 1860
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390
Belongs to Squalicorax according to H. M. Maisch et al. 2021
See also Agassiz 1843, Alessandri 1896, Amalfitano et al. 2020, Applegate 1970, Bice and Shimada 2016, Cahuzac et al. 2007, Cappetta 1973, Cappetta and Case 1999, Case et al. 1990, Dalinkevičius 1935, Forey et al. 2003, Guinot et al. 2013, Hay 1902, Herman 1977, Leidy 1873, Müller and Diedrich 1991, Shimada 1996, Shimada 2006, Shimada and Martin 2008, Shimada et al. 2006, Thurmond and Jones 1981 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Palaeoanacorax volgensis, Priscusurus adruptodontus, Squalicorax acutus, Squalicorax arnaudi, Squalicorax baharijensis, Squalicorax bazzii, Squalicorax benguerirensis, Squalicorax bernardezi, Squalicorax coquandi, Squalicorax crassidens, Squalicorax curvatus, Squalicorax dalinkevichiusi, Squalicorax deckeri, Squalicorax intermedius, Squalicorax kaupi, Squalicorax lalunaensis, Squalicorax microserratus, Squalicorax moodyi, Squalicorax mutabilis, Squalicorax parallelus, Squalicorax pawpawensis, Squalicorax primaevus, Squalicorax primigenius, Squalicorax primulus, Squalicorax priscoserratus, Squalicorax pristodontus, Squalicorax trapezoidalis, Squalicorax yangaensis, Anacorax kugleri, Corax planus, Corax jaekeli, Corax maximus
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (2 collections), Canada (4: Manitoba, Saskatchewan), the Czech Republic (2), France (1), Germany (2), Italy (2), Japan (1), Lebanon (1), Lithuania (6), Switzerland (1), the United Kingdom (5), United States (52: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota, Texas)
Total: 79 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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