Lamna (Sphenodus) longidens Agassiz 1843 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes - Orthacodontidae

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

Belongs to Lamna (Sphenodus) according to L. Agassiz 1843

See also Agassiz 1843, Delsate and Felten 2015, Duffin and Ward 1993, Hay 1902, Itoigawa 1977, Rees 2000, Rees 2010 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Lamna (Sphenodus) plana, Sphenodus alpinus, Sphenodus helveticus, Sphenodus longidens, Sphenodus nitidus, Sphenodus rectidens, Orthacodus helveticus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lamna (Sphenodus) longidens in the database

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