Odontaspis ensiculata Davis 1888

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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