Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Alternative combination: Glyphis egertoni
Belongs to Carcharhinus according to E. Casier 1966
See also Agassiz 1843, Arambourg 1927, Casier 1958 and Rapp 1946
Sister taxa: Carcharhinus ackermani, Carcharhinus albimarginatus, Carcharhinus antiquus, Carcharhinus balochenisis, Carcharhinus brachyurus, Carcharhinus dicelmai, Carcharhinus elongatus, Carcharhinus falciformis, Carcharhinus frequens, Carcharhinus gibbesii, Carcharhinus gilmorei, Carcharhinus kasserinensis, Carcharhinus lamia, Carcharhinus leucas, Carcharhinus macloti, Carcharhinus magdalenae, Carcharhinus mancinae, Carcharhinus marcaisi, Carcharhinus nigeriensis, Carcharhinus obscurus, Carcharhinus perezi, Carcharhinus perseus, Carcharhinus plumbeus, Carcharhinus porosus, Carcharhinus priscus, Carcharhinus sorrah
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Angola (1 collection), Ecuador (3), Greece (1), Italy (1)
• Miocene of Algeria (1), Brazil (3), India (2), Japan (4), Peru (2), Portugal (2), United States (1: Maryland), Uruguay (2)
• Eocene of Barbados (2)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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