Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Alternative combinations: Lamna (Odontaspis) hopei, Lamna hopei, Odontaspis (Synodontaspis) hopei, Odontaspis hopei
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390
Belongs to Carcharias according to R. A. Otero et al. 2013
See also Agassiz 1843, Agassiz 1843, Alessandri 1896, Casier 1946, Casier 1958, Cassier 1966, Gibbes 1847 and Thurmond and Jones 1981
Sister taxa: Carcharias (Odontaspis), Carcharias aasenensis, Carcharias acutissima, Carcharias acutissimus, Carcharias acutus, Carcharias adneti, Carcharias clavata, Carcharias clavatus, Carcharias collata, Carcharias dominguei, Carcharias duplex, Carcharias eocaenus, Carcharias gibbesii, Carcharias gracilis, Carcharias gustrowensis, Carcharias hardingi, Carcharias holmdelensis, Carcharias latus, Carcharias lomitae, Carcharias melanopterus, Carcharias ornatus, Carcharias polygyrus, Carcharias reticulata, Carcharias samhammeri, Carcharias sanctaecrucis, Carcharias taurus, Carcharias tenuis, Carcharias tenuis, Carcharias victoriae, Carcharias virgatulus
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: Maryland collection)
• Eocene of Argentina (2), Barbados (1), Poland (1), the United Kingdom (18), United States (11: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Virginia), Uzbekistan (1)
• Clarkforkian of United States (1: South Carolina)
Total: 36 collections including 37 occurrences
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