Scoliodon Muller and Henle 1837 (requiem shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Alternative spelling: Carcharias (Scoliodon)

Parent taxon: Scoliodontinae according to E. V. Popov et al. 2024

See also Case 1980, Case 1981, Casier 1958, Compagno 2005, Ebersole et al. 2019, Jordan 1963, Leriche 1926, Long 1992 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Carcharias (Scoliodon) taxandriae Scoliodon conecuhensis Scoliodon terraenovae

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)

• Miocene of Brazil (4), Costa Rica (2), Germany (1), India (7), the Netherlands (1), Saudi Arabia (1), United States (1: North Carolina)

• Eocene of Antarctica (2), Barbados (2), India (1), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (10: Alabama, Georgia, Texas)

Total: 36 collections including 37 occurrences

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