Author: Dumeril, 1806
Remarks:
Dumeril's (1806) account of the genus Squatina mentioned no species, but it is obvious that Dumeril intended it for Squalus squatina Linnaeus, 1758. Risso (1810), the next user of the genus Squatina, attributed it to Dumeril and included in it a single species, Squatina vulgaris Risso, 1810 (a junior synonym of Squalus squatina Linnaeus, 1758). Risso's action can be interpreted as a subsequent designation of a type species for Squatina Dumeril, S. vulgaris (= S. squatina).