Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Alternative combinations: Carcharhinus (Prionace) egertoni, Carcharias (Prionodon) egertoni, Carcharias egertoni, Corax egertoni
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390
Belongs to Prionodon according to M. Leriche 1942
See also Agassiz 1843, Antunes et al. 1981, Arambourg 1927, Casier 1958, Casier 1966, Dartevelle and Casier 1943, Eastman 1904, Gibbes 1847, Hay 1902, Mas 2010, Mora Morote 1996, Ralte et al. 2011, Rapp 1946 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Carcharhinus (Prionodon) aculeatus, Carcharias (Prionodon) incidens, Carcharias (Prionodon) javanus, Carcharias (Prionodon) sorrah, Prionodon antiquus, Prionodon carolinensis, Prionodon tschoppi, Prionodon vonderschmitti
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Spain (1 collection), United States (4: Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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