Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Alternative combination: Galeocerdo cuvieri
Belongs to Galeocerdo according to M. A. F. dos Reis 2005
See also Deraniyagala 1968 and Purdy et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Galeocerdo acanthodon, Galeocerdo aduncus, Galeocerdo alabamensis, Galeocerdo clarkensis, Galeocerdo davisi, Galeocerdo denticulatus, Galeocerdo eaglesomei, Galeocerdo egertoni, Galeocerdo gibberulus, Galeocerdo latidens, Galeocerdo minor, Galeocerdo mixtus, Galeocerdo rosaliensis, Galeocerdo semilevis, Galeocerdo subcrenatus, Galeocerdo tigrinus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection), United States (6: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina)
• Pliocene of Angola (1), Italy (1), Libya (1), United States (3: Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Panama (1)
• Miocene of India (2), Malta (1), Panama (12), Sri Lanka (2), United States (4: Florida), Venezuela (1)
Total: 36 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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