Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Alternative combination: Carcharias (Prionodon) falciformis
Belongs to Carcharhinus according to L. Kocsis et al. 2019
See also Carnevale et al. 2006, Carrillo-BricenĚo et al. 2016, Kent 2018, Maisch IV et al. 2018, Maisch IV et al. 2025, Marsili 2007 and Purdy et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Carcharhinus (Prionodon), Carcharhinus acanthodon, Carcharhinus ackermannii, Carcharhinus acronotus, Carcharhinus albimarginatus, Carcharhinus altimus, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, Carcharhinus amboinensis, Carcharhinus antiquus, Carcharhinus balochenisis, Carcharhinus bhubanicus, Carcharhinus brachyurus, Carcharhinus brevipinna, Carcharhinus caquetius, Carcharhinus cionei, Carcharhinus collatus, Carcharhinus dicelmai, Carcharhinus egertoni, Carcharhinus elongatus, Carcharhinus galapagensis, Carcharhinus gibbesii, Carcharhinus gilmorei, Carcharhinus kasserinensis, Carcharhinus lamia, Carcharhinus leucas, Carcharhinus limbatus, Carcharhinus longimanus, Carcharhinus macloti, Carcharhinus magdalenae, Carcharhinus malembeensis, Carcharhinus mancinae, Carcharhinus marcaisi, Carcharhinus melanopterus, Carcharhinus nigeriensis, Carcharhinus obscurus, Carcharhinus perezi, Carcharhinus perseus, Carcharhinus plumbeus, Carcharhinus porosus, Carcharhinus priscus, Carcharhinus sealei, Carcharhinus signatus, Carcharhinus sorrah, Carcharhinus tingae, Carcharhinus tjutjot
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: South Carolina collection)
• Pliocene of Italy (3), Mexico (1), North Atlantic (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of North Atlantic (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Brunei Darussalam (1), Costa Rica (1), Malta (4), Panama (4), Peru (1), United States (1: North Carolina), Venezuela (2)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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