Isurolamna inflata Leriche 1905 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Alternative combinations: Lamna inflata, Lamna vincenti inflata

Synonyms: Isurolamna affinis Casier 1946, Odontaspis hopei affinis Casier 1946

Belongs to Isurolamna according to E. V. Popov and V. A. Lopyrev 2024

See also Baut and Génault 1995, Cappetta 1976, Cappetta and Case 2016 and Casier 1946

Sister taxa: Isurolamna bajarunasi, Isurolamna gracilis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Belgium (2 collections), France (2), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (8), United States (1: Alabama)

• Paleocene of France (4)

Total: 18 collections including 19 occurrences

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