Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Alternative combination: Lamna subulata
Synonyms: Lamna carinata Davis 1888, Odontaspis kaikoraensis Davis 1888
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390
Belongs to Scapanorhynchus according to A. S. Woodward 1889
See also Chapman 1918 and Davis 1888
Sister taxa: Scapanorhynchus elongatus, Scapanorhynchus lewisi, Scapanorhynchus minimus, Scapanorhynchus perssoni, Scapanorhynchus praeraphiodon, Scapanorhynchus puercoensis, Scapanorhynchus rapax, Scapanorhynchus rhaphiodon, Scapanorhynchus tenuis, Scapanorhynchus texanus, Scapanorhynchus trigeri
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: Maryland collection)
• Cretaceous of Brazil (1), Egypt (1), New Zealand (2), Switzerland (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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