Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Cretoxyrhinidae
Alternative combinations: Cretoxyrhina acuminata, Lamna acuminata
Synonyms: Cretoxyrhina petrocoriensis Coquand 1859, Lamna petrocoriensis Coquand 1859, Otodus oxyrhinoides Sauvage 1872
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Feuilleton Additionnel aux Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles 21-64
Belongs to Acrolamna according to P. L. Jambura et al. 2024
See also Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1843, Agassiz 1843, Barrois 1874, Cahuzac et al. 2007, Gibbes 1847, Herman 1977, Leidy 1873, Weiler 1964 and Zaręczny 1878
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Belgium (2 collections), France (6), Poland (3), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 12 collections including 13 occurrences
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