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 gracile, Sphyrna guinoti, Sphyrna itoriensis, Sphyrna laevissima, Sphyrna lata, Sphyrna lewini, Sphyrna magna, Sphyrna prisca, Sphyrna robustum, 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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