Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Alternative combination: Carcharias magna
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1868. [Extinct Cetacea from the Miocene bed of Maryland]. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia 20(3):159-160
Belongs to Sphyrna according to M. Leriche 1942
See also Cope 1868, Eastman 1904 and Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Sphyrna americana, Sphyrna denticulata, Sphyrna gibbesii, Sphyrna gilmorei, Sphyrna guinoti, Sphyrna itoriensis, Sphyrna laevissima, Sphyrna lata, Sphyrna lewini, Sphyrna media, Sphyrna subserrata, Sphyrna tortilis, Sphyrna zygaena
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Brazil (5 collections), United States (2: Maryland)
Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences
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