Squatina occidentalis Eastman 1904 (angel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Squatiniformes - Squatinidae

Full reference: C. R. Eastman. 1904. Systematic Paleontology: Pisces. Maryland Geological Survey Miocene, Text 71-93

Belongs to Squatina according to M. Leriche 1942

See also Case 1904 and Eastman 1904

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 lerichei, Squatina mulleri, Squatina prima, Squatina speciosa, Squatina squatina

Type specimen: Its type locality is Plum Point, south, Zone 10, which is in a Langhian estuary/bay sandstone in the Calvert Formation of Maryland

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (2: Maryland collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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