Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Full reference: L. J. V. Compagno and J. A. F. Garrick. 1983. Nasolamia, new genus, for the shark Carcharhinus velox Gilbert, 1898 (Elasmobranchii: Carcharhinidae). Zoological Publications from Victoria University of Wellington 76:1-16
Parent taxon: Carcharhinidae according to L. V. Compagno 2005
Sister taxa: Alopiopsis, Aprionodon, Archaeogaleus, Carcharhininae, Carcharhinus, Danogaleus, Eogaleus, Galeocerdo, Glyphis, Hypoprion, Isogomphodon, Kruckowlamna, Lamiopsis, Loxodon, Misrichthys, Negaprion, Physodon, Prionace, Pseudabdounia, Rhizoprionodon, Scoliodontinae, Tingaleus, Triaenodon
Subtaxa: Nasolamia velox
Type: Carcharhinus velox
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Blancan of Mexico (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Mexico (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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