Maghriboselache, Klug & Coates & Frey & Greif & Jobbins & Pohle & Lagnaoui & Haouz & Ginter, 2023

Klug, Christian, Coates, Michael, Frey, Linda, Greif, Merle, Jobbins, Melina, Pohle, Alexander, Lagnaoui, Abdelouahed, Haouz, Wahiba Bel & Ginter, Michal, 2023, Broad snouted cladoselachian with sensory specialization at the base of modern chondrichthyans, Swiss Journal of Palaeontology (2) 142 (1), pp. 1-28 : 4

Maghriboselache gen. n.

Etymology: From the Arabic word al Maghrib for Morocco and the Greek word σέλΑΧ ο ς (selachos) for cartilaginous fish.

Zoobank: LSID urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:8F3F6DEA-D544-4AF2-AD65-99332DC36DAE .

Type species: Maghriboselache mohamezanei sp. n.

Diagnosis: Cladoselachiid distinguished by neurocranium with broad flattened rostrum enclosing large, widely separated, nasal capsules. Rostral span, including the nasal capsules, matches span of the postorbital arcade. Postorbital arcade surrounds small jugular foramen. Ventral extremity of postorbital arcade extends anteriorly, contributing to orbit floor and almost meeting posterolateral extremity of rostral cartilage and postnasal wall. Otic process of palatoquadrate anteroposteriorly short, in lateral view terminating level with, or just caudal to, the posterior extremity of the occipital cartilage. Dentition with enlarged teeth on the mandibular symphysis. Scapulocoracoid with ventrally broad scapula process and sturdy coracoid region with slender, distinct, procoracoid cartilage. Anterior dorsal fin spine (if present): long, laterally flattened and smooth, curved posteriorly throughout length.