Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Alternative combination: Carcharias macloti
Belongs to Carcharhinus according to W. Landini et al. 2017
See also Carrillo-BricenĚo et al. 2016, Costa et al. 2009, Kent 2018, Purdy et al. 2001 and Ralte et al. 2011
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 falciformis, Carcharhinus galapagensis, Carcharhinus gibbesii, Carcharhinus gilmorei, Carcharhinus kasserinensis, Carcharhinus lamia, Carcharhinus leucas, Carcharhinus limbatus, Carcharhinus longimanus, 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:
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina collection)
• Miocene of India (1), Panama (5), Peru (2), United States (1: Virginia), Venezuela (1)
• Eocene of United States (1: Georgia)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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