Carcharhinus falciformis Bibron 1841 (requiem shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Alternative combination: Carcharias falciformis

Belongs to Carcharhinus according to B. W. Kent 2018

See also Carnevale et al. 2006 and Purdy et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Carcharhinus ackermani, Carcharhinus albimarginatus, Carcharhinus antiquus, Carcharhinus balochenisis, Carcharhinus brachyurus, Carcharhinus dicelmai, Carcharhinus egertoni, Carcharhinus elongatus, Carcharhinus frequens, Carcharhinus gibbesii, Carcharhinus gilmorei, Carcharhinus kasserinensis, Carcharhinus lamia, Carcharhinus leucas, Carcharhinus macloti, Carcharhinus magdalenae, Carcharhinus mancinae, Carcharhinus marcaisi, Carcharhinus nigeriensis, Carcharhinus obscurus, Carcharhinus perezi, Carcharhinus perseus, Carcharhinus plumbeus, Carcharhinus porosus, Carcharhinus priscus, Carcharhinus sorrah

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (1: South Carolina collection)

• Pliocene of Italy (3)

• Miocene to Pliocene of Mexico (1)

• Miocene of Costa Rica (1), Malta (4), Panama (4), Peru (1), United States (1: North Carolina), Venezuela (1)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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