Chondrichthyes - Hexanchiformes - Heptranchidae
Alternative spelling: Notidanus (Heptranchias)
Parent taxon: Heptranchidae according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Applegate and Uyeno 1968, Boles et al. 2024, Carnevale 2007, Carrillo-Briceño et al. 2016, Hay 1902, Jordan 1907, Jordan 1963, Jordan and Gilbert 1919, Jordan and Hanibal 1923, Legendre et al. 2020, Long 1992, Long et al. 1993, Sepkoski 2002, Uyeno 1972 and Welton 1974
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Heptranchias andersoni Heptranchias cinereus Heptranchias ezoensis Heptranchias howellii Heptranchias perlo
Type: Squalus cinereus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection)
• Miocene of Colombia (1), Costa Rica (2), Italy (1), Japan (1), Panama (1)
• Eocene of Antarctica (1), Canada (1: British Columbia), Japan (1), Jordan (2), Ukraine (2), United States (5: New Jersey, Oregon, Washington)
• Paleocene of Denmark (1), New Zealand (1), Sweden (2)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (1: New Jersey)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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