Lamna divergens Egerton 1845 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Alternative combination: Otodus divergens

Belongs to Lamna according to A. S. Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Lamna affinis, Lamna barnitzkei, Lamna biauriculata, Lamna bronnii, Lamna caraibaea, Lamna caurina, Lamna complanata, Lamna compressa, Lamna contortidens, Lamna cornubicus, Lamna crassa, Lamna crassidens, Lamna gracilis, Lamna manitobensis, Lamna marginalis, Lamna mediavia, Lamna mudgei, Lamna quinquelateralis, Lamna raphiodon, Lamna rupeliensis, Lamna serra, Lamna vincenti

Type specimen: BMNH P.593, a tooth

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lamna divergens in the database

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