Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Alternative combination: Hypotodus aculeatus
Full reference: H. Cappetta and G. R. Case. 1975. Contribution a l'étude des sélaciens du Groupe Monmouth (Campanien-Maestrichtian) du New Jersey. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 151:1-46
Belongs to Odontaspis according to J. W. Hoganson et al. 2019
See also Cappetta and Case 1975 and Case and Cappetta 2004
Sister taxa: Lamna (Odontaspis) dubia, Odontaspis actutissima, Odontaspis attenuata, 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:
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (16: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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