Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Alternative combinations: Lamna rhaphiodon, Scapanorhynchus raphiodon
Synonym: Lamna hectori Davis 1888
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390
Belongs to Scapanorhynchus according to P. L. Jambura et al. 2024
See also Chapman 1918 and Davis 1888
Sister taxa: Scapanorhynchus elongatus, Scapanorhynchus lewisi, Scapanorhynchus minimus, Scapanorhynchus perssoni, Scapanorhynchus praeraphiodon, Scapanorhynchus puercoensis, Scapanorhynchus rapax, Scapanorhynchus subulatus, Scapanorhynchus tenuis, Scapanorhynchus texanus, Scapanorhynchus trigeri
Type specimens:
- Scapanorhynchus rhaphiodon: BMNH 4582-3, a set of teeth
- Lamna hectori:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Niger (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of the Congo-Brazzaville (1), Egypt (2), France (4), Germany (1), Israel (1), Italy (1), Japan (1), Lithuania (4), New Zealand (1), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (3), United States (17: Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas)
Total: 39 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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