Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Alternative combinations: Carcharhinus altima, Eulamia altima
Belongs to Carcharhinus according to T. P. Malyshkina et al. 2023
See also Kent 2018, Lin et al. 2022 and Maisch IV et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Carcharhinus (Prionodon), Carcharhinus acanthodon, Carcharhinus ackermannii, Carcharhinus acronotus, Carcharhinus albimarginatus, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, Carcharhinus amboinensis, Carcharhinus antiquus, Carcharhinus balochenisis, Carcharhinus bhubanicus, Carcharhinus brachyurus, Carcharhinus brevipinna, Carcharhinus caquetius, Carcharhinus cionei, Carcharhinus collatus, Carcharhinus dicelmai, Carcharhinus egertoni, Carcharhinus elongatus, Carcharhinus falciformis, Carcharhinus galapagensis, Carcharhinus gibbesii, Carcharhinus gilmorei, Carcharhinus kasserinensis, Carcharhinus lamia, Carcharhinus leucas, Carcharhinus limbatus, Carcharhinus longimanus, Carcharhinus macloti, Carcharhinus magdalenae, Carcharhinus malembeensis, Carcharhinus mancinae, Carcharhinus marcaisi, Carcharhinus melanopterus, Carcharhinus nigeriensis, Carcharhinus obscurus, Carcharhinus perezi, Carcharhinus perseus, Carcharhinus plumbeus, Carcharhinus porosus, Carcharhinus priscus, Carcharhinus sealei, Carcharhinus signatus, Carcharhinus sorrah, Carcharhinus tingae, Carcharhinus tjutjot
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Taiwan (1 collection)
• Blancan of Mexico (1)
• Pliocene of Mexico (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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