†Rhizoprionodon taxandriae Leriche 1926 (sharpnose shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Full reference: M. E. Leriche. 1926. Les poissons tertiaires de Belgique. IV. Les poissons néogènes. Mémoires du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique 32:367-472
Belongs to Rhizoprionodon according to M. E. Leriche 1926
See also Carillo-Briceño et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Rhizoprionodon ganntourensis, Rhizoprionodon lalandii, Rhizoprionodon longurio
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1)
• Miocene of Ecuador (1), France (6)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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