†Chiloscyllium missouriense Case 1979 (carpet shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae
Belongs to Chiloscyllium according to J. Peng et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Chiloscyllium broennimanni, Chiloscyllium frequens, Chiloscyllium greeni, Chiloscyllium meraense, Chiloscyllium mereretiae, Chiloscyllium missouriensis, Chiloscyllium salvani, Chiloscyllium vulloi
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (5: Alberta collections), United States (4: Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences
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