Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Alternative combination: Lamna attenuata
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 and F. A. Cudmore 1924
See also Chapman 1918, Chapman and Pritchard 1904 and Davis 1888
Sister taxa: Lamna (Odontaspis) dubia, Odontaspis actutissima, Odontaspis aculeatus, Odontaspis bicarinatus, Odontaspis bronni, Odontaspis ensiculata, Odontaspis exigua, Odontaspis exilis, Odontaspis ferox, Odontaspis heersensis, Odontaspis incurva, Odontaspis macrota, Odontaspis molassica, Odontaspis sanguinei, Odontaspis substriata, Odontaspis watinensis, Odontaspis winkleri
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (1 collection), New Zealand (2)
• Oligocene of Australia (3)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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