Otodus tricuspis Agassiz 1843 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390

Belongs to Otodus according to L. Agassiz 1843

See also Agassiz 1843

Sister taxa: Otodus (Carcharocles), Otodus (Megaselachus), Otodus (Otodus), Otodus apiculatus, Otodus auriculatus, Otodus chubutensis, Otodus isoelicus, Otodus levis, Otodus megalodon, Otodus obliquus, Otodus recticonus, Otodus schoutedeni, Otodus sokolovi, Otodus spathula, Otodus subplicatus, Otodus trigonatus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Otodus tricuspis in the database

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