Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Belongs to Odontaspis according to D. C. Hovestadt 2020
See also Agassiz 1843, Cigala Fulgosi et al. 2009, Purdy et al. 2001, Suarez et al. 2006 and VillafanĖa et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Odontaspis (Odontaspis), Odontaspis actutissima, Odontaspis aculeatus, Odontaspis attenuata, Odontaspis bicarinatus, Odontaspis bronni, Odontaspis exigua, Odontaspis exilis, Odontaspis incurva, Odontaspis macrota, Odontaspis molassica, Odontaspis sanguinei, Odontaspis speyeri, Odontaspis substriata, Odontaspis tricuspidatus, Odontaspis watinensis, Odontaspis winkleri
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Neogene of Indian Ocean (1)
• Miocene of Chile (3), United States (3: North Carolina, Virginia)
• Oligocene of United States (1: California)
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (2)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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