Chondrichthyes - Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Alternative combination: Squatina (Cretascyllium) hassei
Belongs to Squatina according to J. W. Hoganson et al. 2019
See also Cappetta and Case 1975, Guinot et al. 2012, Herman 1977, Peng et al. 2001 and Siversson et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Squatina (Cretascyllium), Squatina (Squatina), Squatina angeloides, Squatina baumbergensis, Squatina biforis, Squatina crassa, Squatina crassidens, Squatina dumeril, Squatina frequens, Squatina gippslandicus, Squatina lerichei, Squatina mulleri, Squatina occidentalis, Squatina prima, Squatina speciosa, Squatina squatina
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Alberta collections), France (8), Israel (1), the United Kingdom (6), United States (28: Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota)
Total: 45 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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