Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Alternative combinations: Lamna (Odontaspis) hopei, Lamna hopei, Odontaspis (Synodontaspis) hopei, Odontaspis hopei, Synodontaspis hopei
Synonym: Odontaspis hopei atlantica Arambourg 1952
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390
Belongs to Carcharias according to R. A. Otero et al. 2013
See also Agassiz 1843, Agassiz 1843, Alessandri 1896, Bassani 1880, Baut and Génault 1995, Bauzá and Gómez Pallerola 1988, Bor 1985, Casier 1946, Casier 1958, Casier 1966, Casier 1971, Dartevelle and Casier 1943, Dutheil and Merle 1992, Gibbes 1847, Herman 1977, Herman 1972, Mustafa et al. 2005, Nolf 1988, Otero et al. 2012 and Thurmond and Jones 1981
Sister taxa: Carcharias (Aprion), Carcharias (Odontaspis), Carcharias aasenensis, Carcharias acutissima, Carcharias acutissimus, Carcharias adneti, Carcharias clavata, Carcharias clavatus, Carcharias cuspidatus, Carcharias divergens, Carcharias dominguei, Carcharias duplex, Carcharias ensiculatus, Carcharias gibbesii, Carcharias gracilis, Carcharias gustrowensis, Carcharias hardingi, Carcharias holmdelensis, Carcharias khderii, Carcharias latus, Carcharias lomitae, Carcharias ornatus, Carcharias polygyrus, Carcharias samhammeri, Carcharias sanctaecrucis, Carcharias steineri, Carcharias sternbergensis, Carcharias taurus, Carcharias tenuis, Carcharias tenuis, Carcharias tingitana, Carcharias victoriae, Carcharias vincenti, Carcharias virgatulus, Carcharias vorax
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: Maryland collection)
• Eocene of Angola (5), Argentina (2), Barbados (1), Belgium (2), Chile (1), France (1), Jordan (1), the Netherlands (2), Poland (1), Qatar (3), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (18), United States (11: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Virginia), Uzbekistan (1)
• Paleocene of Belgium (3), France (6), United States (1: South Carolina)
• Cretaceous of the Netherlands (2)
Total: 63 collections including 64 occurrences
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