Odontaspis

Odontaspis Temporal range: 85–0 Ma[1] PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Campanian to Present
Smalltooth sand tiger (O. ferox)
Bigeye sand tiger (O. noronhai)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Lamniformes
Family:	Odontaspididae
Genus:	Odontaspis Agassiz, 1838
Type species
Carcharias ferox Risso, 1826

Odontaspis is one of two genera in the sand shark family, Odontaspididae. They are large-bodied sharks with long, conical snouts, broad-based dorsal and anal fins, and an asymmetrical caudal fin with a strong lower lobe. Their teeth are large, with prominent narrow cusps.^[2] They are distinguished from the similar genus Carcharias by the absence of crushing posterior teeth.^[1]

Species

Extant

• Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810) (Smalltooth sand tiger)
• Odontaspis noronhai (Maul, 1955) (Bigeye sand tiger)

Extinct

• Odontaspis aculeatus Capetta & Case, 1975
• Odontaspis speyeri (Dartevelle & Casier, 1943)
• Odontaspis winkleri Leriche, 1905

See also

Sharks portal

• List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Bourdon, J. Odontaspis Agassiz 1838. Elasmo.com. Retrieved on December 24, 2008.
2. ^ Compagno, L.J.V. (1984). Sharks of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Shark Species Known to Date. Rome: Food and Agricultural Organization. ISBN 9251013845.