Lilamna
Extinct genus of sharks
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Lilamna is an extinct genus of mackerel sharks from the Wulagen Formation of the Tarim Basin, China. It was originally named Archaeolamna apophysata,[1] but that generic name was preoccupied by Archaeolamna kopingensis.[2] Lilamna was named as a replacement in accordance with the rules of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.[3] Although formerly assigned to the family Lamnidae,[1] it is now considered to be a potential member of the family Pseudoscapanorhynchidae.[3] Since this family is otherwise restricted to the Cretaceous, it is possible that the holotype tooth was reworked into the late Eocene sediments it was found in.[3]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Lamniformes |
| Family: | †Pseudoscapanorhynchidae |
| Genus: | †Lilamna Greenfield, 2021 |
| Type species | |
| †Lilamna apophysata (Li, 1997) | |
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