Rhizoprion Ogilby 1915 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Euselachii - Galeidae

Parent taxon: Galeidae according to D. S. Jordan 1963

Sister taxa: Boreogaleus, Calliscyllium, Cymocephalus, Cynias, Dirrhizodon, Eridacnis, Eulamia, Gyrace, Hypopriondon, Isoplagiodon, Leptocarcharias, Leptocarias, Myrmillo, Platypodon, Pleuracromylon, Pseudogaleus, Rhinotriacis, Scylliogaleus, Thalassorhinus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Rhizoprion in the database

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