Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Alternative combination: Squalus plumbeus
Belongs to Carcharhinus according to T. P. Malyshkina et al. 2023
See also Antunes and Balbino 2004, Carrillo-Briceño et al. 2015, Carrillo-Briceño et al. 2015, Cigala Fulgosi et al. 2009, García et al. 2011, Kent 2018, Lin et al. 2022, Maisch IV et al. 2025, Marsili 2007, 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 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 perezi, Carcharhinus perseus, Carcharhinus porosus, Carcharhinus priscus, Carcharhinus sealei, Carcharhinus signatus, Carcharhinus sorrah, Carcharhinus tingae, Carcharhinus tjutjot
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Taiwan (1 collection), United States (4: Alabama, Florida, South Carolina)
• Pliocene of Italy (2), Spain (3), United States (1: North Carolina), Venezuela (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Panama (4), Portugal (2), Saudi Arabia (1), South Korea (1), United States (2: Florida, North Carolina)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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