Hemipristis cyclodonta Pedroni 1844 (ground shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae

Alternative combination: Oxyrhina cyclodonta

Belongs to Hemipristis according to B. Cahuzac et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Hemipristis curvatus, Hemipristis elongata, Hemipristis elongatus, Hemipristis heteropleurus, Hemipristis intermedia, Hemipristis lavigniensis, Hemipristis serra, Hemipristis tanakai, Hemipristis unidenticulata, Hemipristis wyattdurhami

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Hemipristis cyclodonta in the database

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