Notorynchus cepedianus Peron 1807 (cow shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae
Alternative combination: Squalus cepedianus
Synonyms: Heptranchias plectrodon Cope 1867, Notidanus plectrodon Cope 1867
Belongs to Notorynchus according to A. K. Hastings and A. C. Dooley 2017
See also Cope 1868, Hay 1902 and Purdy et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Notorynchus maculatus, Notorynchus thevenardi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at James T. Thomas estate (Miocene of Maryland)
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