Isurus planus Agassiz 1856 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Alternative combination: Oxyrhina plana

Belongs to Isurus according to N. Kuga 1985

See also Hay 1902, Jordan 1907, Jordan 1922 and Jordan and Hanibal 1923

Sister taxa: Isurus desori, Isurus escheri, Isurus leptodon, Isurus moniwaensis, Isurus oxyrinchus, Isurus paucus, Isurus praecursor, Isurus retroflexus, Isurus sanctaeclarae, Isurus sillimanii, Isurus spallanzani

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of United States (1: Oregon collection)

• Miocene of Australia (2), Japan (13), Mexico (1), United States (6: California)

• Oligocene of Australia (1)

Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence

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