†Carcharoides catticus Philippi 1846 (mackerel shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Alternative combinations: Lamna cattica, Otodus catticus
Belongs to Carcharoides according to R. A. Otero et al. 2013
See also Kent 2018, Kocsis 2007, Leriche 1926, Szabo et al. 2017 and Weiler 1938
Sister taxa: Carcharoides tenuidens, Carcharoides totuserratus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Miocene of Austria (1), Belgium (1), Hungary (2), Malta (1), Slovakia (1), United States (1: Virginia)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)
• Oligocene of Australia (1), Hungary (1)
• Eocene of Argentina (2)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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