Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Belongs to Sphyrna according to J. D. Carillo-Briceño et al. 2014
See also Cicimurri and Knight 2009 and Purdy et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Sphyrna americana, Sphyrna denticulata, Sphyrna gibbesii, Sphyrna gilmorei, Sphyrna guinoti, Sphyrna itoriensis, Sphyrna laevissima, Sphyrna lata, Sphyrna lewini, Sphyrna magna, Sphyrna subserrata, Sphyrna tortilis, Sphyrna zygaena
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (1 collection)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Ecuador (1), Mexico (1)
• Miocene of Peru (1), United States (1: North Carolina)
• Oligocene of United States (1: South Carolina)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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