Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Alternative combinations: Carcharhinus perezii, Platypodon perezi
Belongs to Carcharhinus according to J. D. Carrillo-Briceño et al. 2016
See also Antunes and Balbino 2004, Cantalice et al. 2025, Cigala Fulgosi et al. 2009, dos Reis 2005, García et al. 2011, Kent 2018, Maisch IV et al. 2025, Marsili 2007, Pimiento et al. 2013 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 falciformis, 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 perseus, Carcharhinus plumbeus, Carcharhinus porosus, Carcharhinus priscus, Carcharhinus sealei, Carcharhinus signatus, Carcharhinus sorrah, Carcharhinus tingae, Carcharhinus tjutjot
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Italy (1 collection), Spain (2), United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Mexico (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Brazil (5), Panama (2), Portugal (3), United States (2: Delaware, North Carolina), Venezuela (4)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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