Lamna Cuvier 1816 (mackerel shark)
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 34615
Parent taxon: Lamnidae according to L. V. Compagno 2005
Sister taxa: Alopecias, Carcharodon, Corax, Exoles, Isurus, Oxyprinichthys, Plectrostoma, Selanonius
Subtaxa: Lamna acuminata, Lamna affinis, Lamna barnitzkei, Lamna clavata, Lamna complanata, Lamna compressa, Lamna crassa, Lamna denticulata, Lamna divergens, Lamna lata, Lamna lerichei, Lamna macrorhiza, Lamna mediavia, Lamna mudgei, Lamna obliqua, Lamna ornata, Lamna rupeliensis, Lamna serra, Lamna sulcata, Lamna trigonata, Lamna twiggsensis, Lamna vincenti
Ecology: nektonic carnivore