Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Belongs to Sphyrna according to W. Landini et al. 2017
See also Carillo-Briceño et al. 2014, Cicimurri and Knight 2009, Costa et al. 2009 and Purdy et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Sphyrna americana, Sphyrna arambourgi, Sphyrna denticulata, Sphyrna gibbesii, Sphyrna gracile, Sphyrna guinoti, Sphyrna integra, Sphyrna itoriensis, Sphyrna laevissima, Sphyrna lata, Sphyrna lewini, Sphyrna magna, Sphyrna mokarran, Sphyrna prisca, Sphyrna robustum, Sphyrna tiburo, Sphyrna tortilis, Sphyrna vespertina, Sphyrna zygaena
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Mexico (1), United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Ecuador (1)
• Miocene of Peru (2), United States (1: North Carolina)
• Oligocene of United States (1: South Carolina)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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