Lamna cornubicus Gmelin 1789 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Alternative combination: Squalus cornubicus

Belongs to Lamna according to O. P. Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Lamna affinis, Lamna barnitzkei, Lamna biauriculata, Lamna bronnii, Lamna caraibaea, Lamna caurina, Lamna complanata, Lamna compressa, Lamna contortidens, Lamna crassa, Lamna crassidens, Lamna divergens, Lamna gracilis, Lamna manitobensis, Lamna marginalis, Lamna mediavia, Lamna mudgei, Lamna quinquelateralis, Lamna raphiodon, Lamna rupeliensis, Lamna serra, Lamna vincenti

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lamna cornubicus in the database

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