Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Alternative combination: Lamna subulata
Synonyms: Lamna carinata Davis 1888, Odontaspis kaikoraensis Davis 1888
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390
Belongs to Scapanorhynchus according to J. Herman 1977
See also Chapman 1918 and Davis 1888
Sister taxa: Scapanorhynchus armenicus, Scapanorhynchus darvasicus, Scapanorhynchus lewisii, Scapanorhynchus minimus, Scapanorhynchus patagonensis, Scapanorhynchus perssoni, Scapanorhynchus praeraphiodon, Scapanorhynchus puercoensis, Scapanorhynchus rapax, Scapanorhynchus raphiodon, Scapanorhynchus temiricus, Scapanorhynchus tenuis, Scapanorhynchus texanus, Scapanorhynchus trigeri
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: Maryland collection)
• Cretaceous of Angola (1), Belgium (4), Brazil (1), the Congo-Brazzaville (1), the Congo-Kinshasa (2), Egypt (1), France (3), New Zealand (2), Switzerland (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: Utah)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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