Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Full reference: A. Collareta, R. Kindlimann, A. Baglioni, W. Landini, G. Sarti, A. Altamirano, M. Urbina and G. Bianucci. 2022. Dental Morphology, Palaeoecology and Palaeobiogeographic Significance of a New Species of Requiem Shark (Genus Carcharhinus) from the Lower Miocene of Peru (East Pisco Basin, Chilcatay Formation). Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10(1455):1-17
Belongs to Carcharhinus according to A. Collareta et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Carcharhinus ackermani, Carcharhinus albimarginatus, Carcharhinus antiquus, Carcharhinus balochenisis, Carcharhinus brachyurus, Carcharhinus egertoni, Carcharhinus elongatus, Carcharhinus falciformis, Carcharhinus frequens, Carcharhinus gibbesii, Carcharhinus gilmorei, Carcharhinus kasserinensis, Carcharhinus lamia, Carcharhinus leucas, Carcharhinus macloti, Carcharhinus magdalenae, Carcharhinus mancinae, Carcharhinus marcaisi, Carcharhinus nigeriensis, Carcharhinus obscurus, Carcharhinus perezi, Carcharhinus perseus, Carcharhinus plumbeus, Carcharhinus porosus, Carcharhinus priscus, Carcharhinus sorrah
Type specimen: MUSM 4697, a tooth (left upper lateral tooth). Its type locality is Zamaca, which is in a Burdigalian coastal horizon in the Chilcatay Formation of Peru.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Zamaca
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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