Pristiophorus japonicus Günther 1870 (saw shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Pristiophoriformes - Pristiophoridae
Belongs to Pristiophorus according to I. W. Keyes 1982
Sister taxa: Pristiophorus cirratus, Pristiophorus lacipidinensis, Pristiophorus laevis, Pristiophorus lanceolata, Pristiophorus lanceolatus, Pristiophorus lineatus, Pristiophorus napierensis, Pristiophorus nudipinnis, Pristiophorus pricei, Pristiophorus schroederi, Pristiophorus smithi, Pristiophorus striatus, Pristiophorus suevicus, Pristiophorus tumidens
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Okinawa-Jima (Loc. 43) (Pliocene of Japan)
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