Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Belongs to Odontaspis according to L. Agassiz 1843
See also Purdy et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Lamna (Odontaspis) dubia, Odontaspis (Odontaspis), Odontaspis actutissima, Odontaspis aculeatus, Odontaspis attenuata, Odontaspis bicarinatus, Odontaspis bronni, Odontaspis ensiculata, Odontaspis exigua, Odontaspis exilis, Odontaspis incurva, Odontaspis molassica, Odontaspis sanguinei, Odontaspis speyeri, Odontaspis substriata, Odontaspis tingitana, Odontaspis watinensis, Odontaspis winkleri, Scapanorhynchus (Odontaspis) rhaphiodon
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: North Carolina, Virginia collections)
• Neogene of Indian Ocean (1)
• Oligocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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