Cetorhinus maximus Gunner 1765

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Cetorhinidae

Alternative combination: Squalus maximus

Synonyms: Hannovera aurata Van Beneden 1871, Selache (Hannovera) aurata Van Beneden 1871, Selache duponti Hasse 1882

Belongs to Cetorhinus according to B. J. Welton 2013

See also Cicimurri and Knight 2009, Van Beneden 1871, Van Beneden 1876 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Cetorhinus duponti, Cetorhinus huddlestoni, Cetorhinus piersoni

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection), United States (1: California)

• Pliocene of Italy (2), the Netherlands (1), United States (4: California)

• Miocene to Pliocene of Belgium (1), United States (1: California)

• Miocene of the Czech Republic (1), Denmark (1), Germany (1), Japan (2), the Netherlands (2), United States (2: California, Oregon)

Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence

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