Ikamauius Keyes 1979 (saw shark)

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

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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

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