Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Alternative combination: Lamna ensiculata
Full reference: J. W. Davis. 1888. On fossil-fish remains from the Tertiary and Cretaceo-Tertiary formations of New Zealand. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society 4:1-48
Belongs to Odontaspis according to F. Chapman 1918
See also Davis 1888
Sister taxa: Lamna (Odontaspis) dubia, Odontaspis actutissima, Odontaspis aculeatus, Odontaspis attenuata, Odontaspis bicarinatus, Odontaspis bronni, Odontaspis exigua, Odontaspis exilis, Odontaspis ferox, Odontaspis heersensis, Odontaspis incurva, Odontaspis molassica, Odontaspis sanguinei, Odontaspis substriata, Odontaspis watinensis, Odontaspis winkleri
Type specimen: Its type locality is Oamaru, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in New Zealand
Distribution: found only at Oamaru
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