Negaprion eurybathrodon Blake 1862 (lemon shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Alternative combination: Lamna eurybathrodon

Belongs to Negaprion according to J. D. Carrillo-Briceño et al. 2016

See also Antunes et al. 1981, Argyriou et al. 2015, Balbino and Antunes 2007, Case 1981, Kent 2018, Landau et al. 2025, Purdy et al. 2001, Ralte et al. 2011 and Tanaka et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Negaprion brevirostris, Negaprion gilmorei

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (1: South Carolina collection)

• Pliocene of Ecuador (3)

• Miocene of Brazil (6), Costa Rica (2), India (1), Italy (1), Libya (1), Malta (5), Portugal (7), Saudi Arabia (1), United States (4: Virginia), Venezuela (5)

• Eocene of Japan (1), Pakistan (1), United States (2: Georgia)

Total: 41 collections each including a single occurrence

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