Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Alternative combinations: Cosmopolitodus xiphodon, Oxyrhina xiphodon
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1838. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (11me livraison) 73-140
Belongs to Isurus according to S. Marsili 2007
See also Agassiz 1838, Agassiz 1843, Agassiz 1843, Cahuzac et al. 2007, Chapman and Cudmore 1924, Fowler 1911, Gibbes 1847, Marsili et al. 2007 and Purdy et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Isurus appendiculatus, Isurus desori, Isurus desorii, Isurus flandricus, Isurus leptodon, Isurus moniwaensis, Isurus oxyrinchus, Isurus pagoda, Isurus paucus, Isurus praecursor, Isurus retroflexus, Isurus sanctaeclarae, Isurus sillimanii, Isurus winkleri
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Italy (2 collections), United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene of Argentina (1), Slovakia (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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