Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Alternative combination: Lamna texana
Synonym: Odontaspis malletiana White 1956
Belongs to Scapanorhynchus according to J. Bourdon et al. 2011
See also Cappetta and Case 1975, Cappetta and Case 1999, Case 1979, Case 1991, Case and Schwimmer 1988, Hay 1902, Leidy 1873, Rapp 1946, Thurmond and Jones 1981 and White 1956
Sister taxa: Scapanorhynchus elongatus, Scapanorhynchus lewisi, Scapanorhynchus minimus, Scapanorhynchus perssoni, Scapanorhynchus praeraphiodon, Scapanorhynchus puercoensis, Scapanorhynchus rapax, Scapanorhynchus rhaphiodon, Scapanorhynchus subulatus, Scapanorhynchus tenuis, Scapanorhynchus trigeri
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (1: Alabama collection)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (1: New Jersey)
• Cretaceous of Egypt (2), Jordan (2), Mexico (1), United States (63: Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Mississipii, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 70 collections including 71 occurrences
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