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Scyliorhinotheca

Extinct genus of sharks From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Scyliorhinotheca is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish first described in 2012 from the state of Washington. It contains only one species, Scyliorhinotheca goederti.[1]

Phylum:Chordata
Division:Selachii
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Scyliorhinotheca
Temporal range: Late Eocene
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Division: Selachii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: †Scyliorhinotheca
Kiel, Peckmann & Simon, 2012
Species:
†S. goederti
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†Scyliorhinotheca goederti
Kiel, Peckmann & Simon, 2012
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