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 macrota, Odontaspis molassica, Odontaspis sanguinei, Odontaspis substriata, Odontaspis watinensis, Odontaspis winkleri
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Oamaru (Miocene of New Zealand)
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