Chondrichthyes - Carchariniformes - Carcharhinidae
Belongs to Carcharhinus according to L. Agassiz 1843
Sister taxa: Carcharhinus ackermani, Carcharhinus albimarginatus, Carcharhinus antiquus, Carcharhinus balochenisis, Carcharhinus brachyurus, Carcharhinus falciformis, Carcharhinus gibbesi, Carcharhinus gilmorei, Carcharhinus lamia, Carcharhinus leucas, Carcharhinus macloti, Carcharhinus magdalenae, Carcharhinus mancinae, Carcharhinus marcaisi, Carcharhinus nigeriensis, Carcharhinus obscurus, Carcharhinus perezi, Carcharhinus perseus, Carcharhinus plumbeus, Carcharhinus porosus, Carcharhinus priscus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Angola (1 collection), Ecuador (3), Greece (1), Italy (1)
• Miocene of Brazil (3), India (2), Japan (4), Peru (2), Portugal (2), United States (1: Maryland), Uruguay (2)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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