Euselachii - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Alternative combination: Lamna mediavia
Full reference: M. Leriche. 1942. Contribution a l'etude des faunes ichthyologiques marines des terrains tertiaires de la plaine cotiere Atlantique et du centre des Etats-Unis. Memoires de la Societe Geologique de France (Nouvelle Serie) 45:1-111
Belongs to Otodus minor according to V. I. Zhelezko and V. A. Kozlov 1999
See also Herman 1977 and Thurmond and Jones 1981
Sister taxa: Otodus minor minor, Otodus minor turkmenicus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Prarie Creek, which is in a Paleocene marine horizon in Alabama
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (1: Alabama collection)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: North Dakota)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence