Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Alternative combinations: Araloselachus cuspidata, Araloselachus cuspidatus, Carcharias (Odontaspis) cuspidata, Carcharias cuspidata, Lamna cuspidata, Odontaspis (Synodontaspis) cuspidata, Odontaspis cuspidata, Sylvestrilamia cuspidata, Synodontaspis cuspidata
Synonym: Lamna denticulata Agassiz 1843
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390
Belongs to Carcharias according to D. J. Cicimurri et al. 2025
See also Agassiz 1843, Agassiz 1843, Antunes and Balbino 2003, Cappetta and Nolf 2005, Case 1981, Chapman and Cudmore 1924, Chapman and Pritchard 1904, Cicimurri and Knight 2009, Ciobanu 1977, Eastman 1904, Gibbes 1847, Hay 1902, Kent 2018, Kocsis 2007, Leidy 1873, Leriche 1926, Leriche 1942, Marsili et al. 2007, Nagao 1928, Purdy et al. 2001, Rapp 1946, Reinecke and Radwanski 2015, Stromer 1910, Szabo et al. 2017, Villafaña et al. 2020 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Carcharias (Odontaspis), Carcharias aasenensis, Carcharias acutissima, Carcharias acutissimus, Carcharias acutus, Carcharias adneti, Carcharias clavata, Carcharias clavatus, Carcharias collata, Carcharias dominguei, Carcharias duplex, Carcharias eocaenus, Carcharias gibbesii, Carcharias gracilis, Carcharias gustrowensis, Carcharias hardingi, Carcharias holmdelensis, Carcharias hopei, Carcharias khderii, Carcharias latus, Carcharias lomitae, Carcharias melanopterus, Carcharias ornatus, Carcharias polygyrus, Carcharias reticulata, Carcharias samhammeri, Carcharias sanctaecrucis, Carcharias taurus, Carcharias tenuis, Carcharias tenuis, Carcharias victoriae, Carcharias virgatulus
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Taiwan (1 collection), United States (1: Georgia)
• Pliocene of Argentina (3), United States (1: North Carolina)
• MN 13 of Portugal (1)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Australia (6), Austria (4), Czechia (1), France (5), Germany (4), Hungary (2), Italy (2), Japan (1), the Netherlands (1), Poland (2), Portugal (4), Slovakia (4), Spain (6), United States (9: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Australia (1)
• Oligocene of France (1), Germany (3), Hungary (1), the Netherlands (2), Romania (2), United States (2: Mississippi, South Carolina)
• Eocene of Australia (3), Germany (1), Japan (1), Romania (1), Togo (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (5: Georgia, Maryland, Texas, Virginia)
• Paleocene of Togo (1), United States (5: Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (1: New Jersey)
• Cretaceous of United States (5: Delaware, Maryland)
Total: 97 collections including 100 occurrences
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