Rhincodon Smith 1829 (whale shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Rhincodontidae
Parent taxon: Rhincodontidae according to B. W. Kent 2018
See also Cicimurri and Knight 2009, Jordan 1963, Purdy et al. 2001 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Rhincodon typus
Ecology: nektonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: South Carolina collection)
• Miocene of Costa Rica (1), United States (2: Delaware, North Carolina)
• Oligocene of United States (1: South Carolina)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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