Lamna bronnii Agassiz 1843 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Alternative combinations: Lamna (Odontaspis) bronnii, Lamna bronni

Synonym: Odontaspis acuta Davis 1888

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390

Belongs to Lamna according to L. Agassiz 1843

See also Agassiz 1843, Chapman 1918, Chapman and Cudmore 1924, Chapman and Pritchard 1904 and Davis 1888

Sister taxa: Lamna affinis, Lamna barnitzkei, Lamna biauriculata, Lamna caraibaea, Lamna caurina, Lamna complanata, Lamna compressa, Lamna contortidens, Lamna cornubicus, Lamna crassa, Lamna crassidens, Lamna divergens, Lamna gracilis, Lamna manitobensis, Lamna marginalis, Lamna mediavia, Lamna mudgei, Lamna quinquelateralis, Lamna raphiodon, Lamna rupeliensis, Lamna serra, Lamna vincenti

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of New Zealand (1 collection)

• Oligocene of Australia (1), New Zealand (1)

• Paleocene of Denmark (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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