Chondrichthyes - Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae
Alternative combination: Squalus cepedianus
Synonyms: Heptranchias plectrodon Cope 1867, Notidanus plectrodon Cope 1867, Notorhynchus maculatus Ayres 1855, Notorynchus maculatum Ayers 1855, Notorynchus maculatus Ayers 1855
Belongs to Notorynchus according to D. A. Ebert 2003
See also Cope 1868, Cvancara and Hoganson 1993, Fitch 1967, Fitch 1970, Hastings and Dooley 2017, Hay 1902, Kanakoff 1956, Kemp 1978, Purdy et al. 2001 and Siverson 1997
Sister taxa: Notorynchus kempi, Notorynchus serratissimus
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection), United States (5: California)
• Pliocene of Australia (1)
• Miocene of United States (1: Maryland)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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