Lamna gracilis Agassiz 1843 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Alternative combination: Lamna (Odontaspis) gracilis

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390

Belongs to Lamna according to L. Agassiz 1843

See also Agassiz 1843, Gibbes 1847 and Hay 1902

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

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), Mozambique (1), Switzerland (7)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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