Otodus recticonus 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 C. Barrois 1874

See also Agassiz 1843 and Agassiz 1843

Sister taxa: Otodus (Carcharocles), Otodus (Megaselachus), Otodus (Otodus), Otodus aksuaticus, Otodus auriculatus, Otodus chubutensis, Otodus isoelicus, Otodus levis, Otodus megalodon, Otodus minor, Otodus naidini, Otodus obliquus, Otodus poseidoni, Otodus schoutedeni, Otodus sokolovi, Otodus spathula, Otodus subplicatus, Otodus tricuspis, Otodus trigonatus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Étaples (chalk with Mic. coranguinum) (Cretaceous of France)

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