Odontaspis bicarinatus Williston 1900 (sand tiger shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Alternative combination: Leptostyrax bicarinatus

Belongs to Odontaspis according to B. H. Slaughter and J. T. Thurmond 1974

Sister taxa: Lamna (Odontaspis) dubia, Odontaspis actutissima, Odontaspis aculeatus, Odontaspis attenuata, Odontaspis bronni, Odontaspis ensiculata, Odontaspis exigua, Odontaspis exilis, Odontaspis ferox, Odontaspis heersensis, Odontaspis incurva, Odontaspis macrota, Odontaspis molassica, Odontaspis sanguinei, Odontaspis substriata, Odontaspis watinensis, Odontaspis winkleri

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Odontaspis bicarinatus in the database

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