Carcharomodus

Taxonavigation: Lamniformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Infraclassis: Euselachii Division/Cohort: Neoselachii Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha Superordo: Galeomorphii Ordo: Lamniformes

Familia: Lamnidae
Genus: †Carcharomodus
Species: †C. escheri

Name

†Carcharomodus Kriwet, Mewis & Hampe, 2015

• Type species: †Carcharodon escheri Agassiz, 1843

Etymology: From Greek όμοιος (omoios), similar, and δόντι (donti), tooth; in combination with the name Carcharodon, in reference to the dental similarities with the living Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias.

References

• Kriwet, J., Mewis, H. & Hampe, O., 2015: A partial skeleton of a new lamniform mackerel shark from the Miocene of Europe. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60 (4): 857–875. DOI: 10.4202/app.00066.2014 Reference page.