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. 2025, Marsili 2007 and Purdy et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Carcharhinus (Prionodon), Carcharhinus ackermannii, Carcharhinus albimarginatus, Carcharhinus altimus, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, Carcharhinus amboinensis, Carcharhinus antiquus, Carcharhinus balochenisis, Carcharhinus bhubanicus, Carcharhinus brachyurus, Carcharhinus brevipinna, Carcharhinus cionei, Carcharhinus dicelmai, Carcharhinus egertoni, Carcharhinus elongatus, Carcharhinus frequens, 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
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: South Carolina collection)
• Pliocene of Italy (3)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Mexico (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: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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