Galeocerdo capellini Lawley 1876 (tiger shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Synonym: Galeocerdo rosaliaensis Applegate 1978

Belongs to Galeocerdo according to J. Türtscher et al. 2021

See also Applegate 1978 and Cantalice et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Galeocerdo aduncus, Galeocerdo aeltrensis, Galeocerdo clarkensis, Galeocerdo cuvier, Galeocerdo denticulatus, Galeocerdo eaglesomei, Galeocerdo egertoni, Galeocerdo gibberulus, Galeocerdo latidens, Galeocerdo mayumbensis, Galeocerdo medius, Galeocerdo minor, Galeocerdo mixtus, Galeocerdo platycuspidatum, Galeocerdo pygmaeus, Galeocerdo semilevis, Galeocerdo similis, Galeocerdo subcrenatus, Galeocerdo sublaevis, Galeocerdo tigrinus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Blancan of Mexico (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Mexico (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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