Sphyrna mokarran Rüppell 1837 (great hammerhead)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae

Alternative combination: Zygaena mokarran

Belongs to Sphyrna according to L. Kocsis et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Sphyrna americana, Sphyrna denticulata, Sphyrna gibbesii, Sphyrna gracile, Sphyrna guinoti, Sphyrna itoriensis, Sphyrna laevissima, Sphyrna lata, Sphyrna lewini, Sphyrna magna, Sphyrna media, Sphyrna prisca, Sphyrna robustum, Sphyrna subserrata, Sphyrna tortilis, Sphyrna zygaena

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene to Pliocene of Mexico (1 collection)

• Miocene of Brunei Darussalam (3), Cuba (1), France (2), Panama (4), Venezuela (2)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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