Isurus spallanzani Rafinesque 1810 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Belongs to Isurus according to K. Kumar and R. S. Loyal 1987

Sister taxa: Isurus desori, Isurus escheri, Isurus leptodon, Isurus moniwaensis, Isurus oxyrinchus, Isurus paucus, Isurus planus, Isurus praecursor, Isurus retroflexus, Isurus sanctaeclarae, Isurus sillimanii

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Muddy Boots Locality (Eocene of India)

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