Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Alternative combinations: Lamna apiculata, Otodus apiculatis
Synonyms: Oxyrhina enysii Davis 1888, Oxyrhina subvexa Davis 1888
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1838. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (11me livraison) 73-140
Belongs to Otodus according to L. Agassiz 1838
See also Agassiz 1843, Chapman 1918, Chapman and Cudmore 1924, Chapman and Pritchard 1904, Davis 1888, Gibbes 1847 and Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Otodus (Otodus), Otodus chubutensis, Otodus isoelicus, Otodus lanceolatus, Otodus levis, Otodus macrotus, Otodus megalodon, Otodus obliquus, Otodus recticonus, Otodus sokolovi, Otodus subplicatus, Otodus tricuspis, Otodus trigonatus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (5 collections), New Zealand (1), Slovakia (1)
• Oligocene of Australia (4)
• Eocene of Australia (2)
• Cretaceous of New Zealand (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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