Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Alternative combinations: Carcharias subauriculatus, Carcharocles chubutensisdup
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1839. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (10me, 12me livraison) 141-156
Belongs to Carcharodon according to S. Costa et al. 2009
See also Agassiz 1839, Agassiz 1843, Aguilera and de Aguilera 2004, Applegate and Espinosa-Arrubarrena 1996, Chapman and Cudmore 1924, Kent 2018, Landini et al. 2019, Marsili et al. 2007, Pimiento et al. 2013 and Purdy et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Carcharodon (Procarcharodon), Carcharodon acutidens, Carcharodon arnoldi, Carcharodon branneri, Carcharodon carcharias, Carcharodon contortidens, Carcharodon debrayi, Carcharodon hastalis, Carcharodon heterodon, Carcharodon hubbelli, Carcharodon humilis, Carcharodon lanceolatus, Carcharodon lanciformis, Carcharodon leptodon, Carcharodon leviathan, Carcharodon megalotis, Carcharodon morricei, Carcharodon mortoni, Carcharodon nodai, Carcharodon productus, Carcharodon purplei, Carcharodon semiserratus, Carcharodon stromeri, Carcharodon subserratus, Carcharodon tembloris, Carcharodon toliapicus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Italy (1 collection), United States (3: Delaware, Florida, North Carolina), Venezuela (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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