Hemipristis heteropleurus Agassiz 1844 (ground shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae

Belongs to Hemipristis according to D. S. Jordan 1907

See also Hay 1902, Jordan and Gilbert 1919 and Jordan and Hanibal 1923

Sister taxa: Hemipristis curvatus, Hemipristis cyclodonta, Hemipristis elongata, Hemipristis elongatus, Hemipristis lavigniensis, Hemipristis serra, Hemipristis wyattdurhami

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Mexico (1 collection)

• Miocene of Mexico (2), United States (1: California)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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