Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Alternative spelling: Odontaspis (Synodontaspis)
Parent taxon: Odontaspididae according to G. R. Case et al. 1990
See also Case and Schwimmer 1988, Casier 1946, Casier 1958, Cassier 1966, Dalinkevičius 1935, Heinrich 1969, Herman 1977, Marsili et al. 2007, Peng et al. 2001 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Araloselachus, Brachycarcharias, Cenocarcharias, Eostriatolamia, Glueckmanotodus, Hispidaspis, Hypotodus, Jaekelotodus, Johnlonginae, Lamninae, Mennerotodus, Microcarcharias, Odontaspinae, Odontaspis, Orpodon, Palaeohypotodus, Pseudodontaspis, Pueblocarcharias, Scyllium gracilis, Scyllium planidens, Sylvestrilamia, Tethylamna
Subtaxa: Odontaspis (Synodontaspis) teretidens Synodontaspis atlasi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Germany (1 collection)
• Eocene of Morocco (2), Togo (1), Ukraine (1)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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