Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Belongs to Isurus according to G. Brisswalter 2009
Sister taxa: Isurus appendiculatus, Isurus desorii, Isurus flandricus, Isurus leptodon, Isurus moniwaensis, Isurus oxyrinchus, Isurus pagoda, Isurus paucus, Isurus praecursor, Isurus retroflexus, Isurus sanctaeclarae, Isurus sillimanii, Isurus winkleri, Isurus xiphodon
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Spain (1 collection)
• Miocene of Australia (3), Austria (1), Belgium (2), Costa Rica (1), France (3), Germany (1), Hungary (1), Japan (13), New Zealand (1), Peru (1), Portugal (4), Slovakia (2), United States (1: Florida)
• Oligocene of Australia (3), Belgium (2), France (1), Japan (3), Southern Ocean (1)
• Cenozoic of New Zealand (1)
• Cretaceous of New Zealand (1)
Total: 47 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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