Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Alternative combination: Leptostyrax bicarinatus
Belongs to Odontaspis according to B. H. Slaughter and J. T. Thurmond 1974
Sister taxa: Lamna (Odontaspis) dubia, Lamna (Odontaspis) duplex, Lamna (Odontaspis) gracilis, Lamna (Odontaspis) rhaphiodon, Lamna (Odontaspis) subulata, Odontaspis actutissima, Odontaspis acutissima, Odontaspis atlasi, Odontaspis attenuata, Odontaspis bronni, Odontaspis contortidens, Odontaspis ensiculata, Odontaspis exigua, Odontaspis exilis, Odontaspis ferox, Odontaspis heersensis, Odontaspis hopei, Odontaspis incurva, Odontaspis macrota, Odontaspis malletiana, Odontaspis sanguinei, Odontaspis vorax, Odontaspis winkleri
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Gebel el Dist (bed N) (Cretaceous of Egypt)
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