Sphyrna mokarran Rüppell 1837 (great hammerhead)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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