Rhizoprionodon ficheuri Joleaud 1912 (sharpnose shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Alternative combinations: Carcharias (Physodon) ficheuri, Rhizoprionodon fischeuri

Synonyms: Physodon miocaenicus Jonet 1966, Physodon miocaenus Jonet 1966

Belongs to Rhizoprionodon according to J. Pollerspöck and N. Straube 2017

See also Andrianavalona et al. 2015, Brisswalter 2009, Landau et al. 2025, Mas 2010, Mora Morote 1996 and Vialle et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Rhizoprionodon acutus, Rhizoprionodon bisulcatus, Rhizoprionodon ganntourensis, Rhizoprionodon lalandii, Rhizoprionodon longurio, Rhizoprionodon taxandriae, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Spain (3 collections)

• Miocene of Austria (2), Costa Rica (1), France (8), Germany (1), Madagascar (1), Portugal (1), United States (3: Virginia)

• Oligocene of Germany (1)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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