Sphyrna vespertina Springer 1940 (hammerhead shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Alternative combination: Sphyrna tiburo vespertina
Belongs to Sphyrna according to L. B. Carrasco-Martínez et al. 2021
See also Applegate 1978
Sister taxa: Sphyrna americana, Sphyrna arambourgi, Sphyrna denticulata, Sphyrna gibbesii, Sphyrna gracile, Sphyrna guinoti, Sphyrna integra, Sphyrna itoriensis, Sphyrna laevissima, Sphyrna lata, Sphyrna lewini, Sphyrna magna, Sphyrna media, Sphyrna mokarran, Sphyrna prisca, Sphyrna robustum, Sphyrna tiburo, Sphyrna tortilis, Sphyrna zygaena
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at B.C.S. 2, Loma del Tirabuzón/Corkscrew Hill, Santa Rosalia (Pliocene of Mexico)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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