Hemipristis Agassiz 1843 (ground shark)
Chondrichthyes - Carchariniformes - Hemigaleidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 34646
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (livr. 15-16). Imprimérie de Petitpierre, Neuchatel 157-390
Parent taxon: Hemigaleidae according to L. V. Compagno 2005
Sister taxa: Chaenogaleus, Hemigaleus, Moerigaleus, Paragaleus
Subtaxa: Hemipristis chiconis, Hemipristis curvatus, Hemipristis elongata, Hemipristis heteropleurus, Hemipristis lavigniensis, Hemipristis paucidens, Hemipristis serra, Hemipristis wyattdurhami
Ecology: nektonic carnivore