Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Alternative combination: Zygaena lewini
Synonym: Sphyrna diplana Springer 1941
Belongs to Sphyrna according to C. Lin et al. 2022
See also Carrillo-Briceño et al. 2015, Compagno 1984, Purdy et al. 2001 and Ralte et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Sphyrna americana, Sphyrna arambourgi, Sphyrna denticulata, Sphyrna gibbesii, Sphyrna gracile, Sphyrna guinoti, Sphyrna integra, Sphyrna itoriensis, Sphyrna laevissima, Sphyrna lata, Sphyrna magna, Sphyrna media, Sphyrna mokarran, Sphyrna prisca, Sphyrna robustum, Sphyrna tiburo, Sphyrna tortilis, Sphyrna zygaena
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Taiwan (1 collection)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Mexico (1)
• Miocene of India (5), Panama (5), Peru (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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