†Alopias latidens Leriche 1909 (thresher shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Alopiidae
Belongs to Alopias according to Leriche 1909
See also White 1956
Sister taxa: Alopias acutidens, Alopias exigua, Alopias grandis, Alopias macrourus, Alopias palatasi, Alopias superciliosus, Alopias vulpinus
Subtaxa: Alopias latidens alabamensis Alopias latidens carolinensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Austria (1 collection), Belgium (1), Japan (1), United States (1: Virginia)
• Oligocene of United States (1: California)
• Eocene of United States (3: Alabama, Louisiana)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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