†Sphyrna lata Agassiz 1843 (hammerhead shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390
Belongs to Sphyrna according to O. P. Hay 1902
See also Agassiz 1843 and Gibbes 1847
Sister taxa: Sphyrna americana, Sphyrna denticulata, Sphyrna gibbesii, Sphyrna gilmorei, Sphyrna guinoti, Sphyrna itoriensis, Sphyrna laevissima, Sphyrna lewini, Sphyrna magna, Sphyrna media, Sphyrna subserrata, Sphyrna tortilis, Sphyrna zygaena
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Sphyrna lata in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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