Cretalamna nigeriana

(Cappetta, 1972)


Classification: Elasmobranchii Lamniformes Otodontidae

Reference of the original description
Cappetta, H. (1972)
Les poissons crétacés et tertiaires du bassin des Iullemmeden (République du Niger). Palaeovertebrata, 5(5), 179–251

Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Cretolamna biauriculata maroccana, Cretolamna nigeriana, Lamna appendiculata biauriculata, Lamna biauriculata maroccana, Lamna biauriculata nigeriana, Lamna nigeriana

Types
Cretalamna nigeriana

Lamna biauriculata nigeriana
Holotype: USTL: MEN-5;


Description:


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