Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Alternative combination: Carcharias magna
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1868. [Extinct Cetacea from the Miocene bed of Maryland]. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia 20(3):159-160
Belongs to Sphyrna according to M. Leriche 1942
See also Cope 1868, Eastman 1904 and Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Sphyrna americana, Sphyrna denticulata, Sphyrna gibbesii, Sphyrna gracile, Sphyrna guinoti, Sphyrna itoriensis, Sphyrna laevissima, Sphyrna lata, Sphyrna lewini, Sphyrna media, Sphyrna prisca, Sphyrna robustum, Sphyrna subserrata, Sphyrna tortilis, Sphyrna zygaena
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Brazil (5 collections), United States (2: Maryland)
Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences
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