Glyphis Agassiz 1843 (river shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390

Parent taxon: Carcharhinidae according to L. V. Compagno 2005

See also Gibbes 1847, Jordan 1963 and Rapp 1946

Sister taxa: Alopiopsis, Aprionodon, Archaeogaleus, Carcharhininae, Danogaleus, Eogaleus, Galeocerdo, Hypoprion, Isogomphodon, Kruckowlamna, Lamiopsis, Loxodon, Misrichthys, Nasolamia, Negaprion, Physodon, Prionace, Pseudabdounia, Rhizoprionodon, Scoliodontinae, Triaenodon

Subtaxa: Glyphis glyphis Glyphis hastalis Glyphis orpiensis

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Brunei Darussalam (1 collection), Sri Lanka (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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