Oxyrhina crassa Agassiz 1843 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Odontaspidida - Isuridae

Alternative combination: Isurus crassus

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

Belongs to Oxyrhina according to L. Agassiz 1843

See also Agassiz 1843, Eastman 1908, Gibbes 1847, Hay 1902 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Oxyrhina leptodon, Oxyrhina minuta, Oxyrhina nova, Oxyrhina plicatilis, Oxyrhina praecursor, Oxyrhina quadrans, Oxyrhina subbasalis, Oxyrhina subinflata, Oxyrhina triangularis, Oxyrhina uncidens, Oxyrhina vanieri, Oxyrhina vonhaastii, Oxyrhina wilsonii, Oxyrhina zippei

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Neogene of South Pacific (1 collection), United States (1: California)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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