Alopiopsis

Alopiopsis Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Alopiopsis cuvieri from Monte Bolca
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Carcharhinidae
Genus:	† Alopiopsis Lioy, 1865

Alopiopsis is an extinct genus of prehistoric sharks belonging to the family Carcharhinidae.

Fossil record

Fossils of Alopiopsis are found only at Monte Bolca (Pesciara) (Eocene of Italy) (age range: from : 48.6 to 40.4 million years ago.). ^[1]

Species

• Alopiopsis cuvieri^{[ citation needed ]}
• Alopiopsis plejodon Lioy 1865

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish
• Prehistoric fish

References

1. Paleobiology Database