Anotodus

Anotodus
Temporal range:
Tooth of Anotodus retroflexus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Division: Selachii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Alopiidae
Genus: Anotodus
Le Hon, 1871
Species:
A. retroflexus
Binomial name
Anotodus retroflexus
(Agassiz, 1838)
Synonyms
  • Oxyrhina retroflexa Agassiz, 1838
  • Isurus retroflexus (Agassiz, 1838)
  • Anotodus agassizii Le Hon, 1871

Anotodus is an extinct genus of thresher sharks that lived during the Neogene. It contains one valid species, Anotodus retroflexus, which has been found in North America, South America, Europe, and Australia.