Oxyrhina crassa Agassiz 1843 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Odontaspidida - Isuridae

Alternative combination: Isurus crassus

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390

Belongs to Oxyrhina according to L. Agassiz 1843

See also Agassiz 1843, Eastman 1908, Gibbes 1847, Hay 1902 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Oxyrhina leptodon, Oxyrhina minuta, Oxyrhina nova, Oxyrhina plicatilis, Oxyrhina praecursor, Oxyrhina quadrans, Oxyrhina sheppeyensis, Oxyrhina subbasalis, Oxyrhina subinflata, Oxyrhina triangularis, Oxyrhina uncidens, Oxyrhina vanieri, Oxyrhina vonhaastii, Oxyrhina wilsonii, Oxyrhina zippei

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Neogene of South Pacific (1 collection), United States (1: California)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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