Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Full reference: V. Z. Ralte, R. P. Tiwari, Lalchawimawii and J. Malsawma. 2011. Selachian fishes from Bhuban Formation, Surma Group, Aizawl, Mizoram. Journal of the Geological Society of India 77:328-348
Belongs to Carcharhinus according to V. Z. Ralte et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Carcharhinus (Prionodon), Carcharhinus acanthodon, Carcharhinus ackermannii, Carcharhinus acronotus, Carcharhinus albimarginatus, Carcharhinus altimus, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, Carcharhinus amboinensis, Carcharhinus antiquus, Carcharhinus balochenisis, 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
Type specimen: Its type locality is Bika quarry, Tuivamit (lower conglomerate band), which is in a Miocene coastal conglomerate in the Bhuban Formation of India
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Bika quarry, Tuivamit (lower conglomerate band)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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