Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Alternative combination: Sphyrna prisca
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390
Belongs to Cestracion according to C. Arambourg 1927
See also Agassiz 1843, Agassiz 1843, Chapman and Cudmore 1924, Chapman and Pritchard 1904, Eastman 1904, Gibbes 1847, Hay 1902 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Heterodontus boussioni, Heterodontus cainozoicus, Heterodontus canaliculatus, Heterodontus carerens, Heterodontus creamridgensis, Heterodontus duffini, Heterodontus havreensis, Heterodontus laevis, Heterodontus lerichei, Heterodontus lonzeensis, Heterodontus maisierensis, Heterodontus philippi, Heterodontus pineti, Heterodontus polonicus, Heterodontus portujacksoni, Heterodontus rugosus, Heterodontus semirugosus, Heterodontus sowasheense, Heterodontus upnikensis, Heterodontus wardensis, Heterodontus woodwardi, Cestracion francisci, Cestracion coleridgensis, Cestracion novozelandicus, Cestracion sulcatus, Cestracion cainozoicus, Cestracion vincenti, Cestracion longidens, Cestracion elongatus, Heterodontobatis paucicarinata
Subtaxa: Sphyrna prisca eastmani
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Miocene of Australia (3), Brazil (1), Cuba (1), Egypt (1), Madagascar (1), United States (4: Maryland)
• Eocene of Saudi Arabia (1)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Maryland)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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