†Ikamauius Keyes 1979 (saw shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Pristiophoriformes - Pristiophoridae
Full reference: I. W. Keyes. 1979. Ikamauius, a new genus of fossil sawshark (Order Selachii: Family Pristiophoridae) from the Cenozoic of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 22(1):125-129
Parent taxon: Pliotrematinae according to I. W. Keyes 1979
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Ikamauius ensiler
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of New Zealand (4 collections)
• Miocene of New Zealand (2)
• Waitakian of New Zealand (2)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1)
• Cretaceous of New Zealand (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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