Lilamna is an extinct genus of mackerel sharks from the Wulagen Formation of the Tarim Basin, China. It was originally named Archaeolamna apophysata,[1] but that generic name was preoccupied by Archaeolamna kopingensis.[2] Lilamna was named as a replacement in accordance with the rules of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.[3] Although formerly assigned to the family Lamnidae,[1] it is now considered to be a potential member of the family Pseudoscapanorhynchidae.[3] Since this family is otherwise restricted to the Cretaceous, it is possible that the holotype tooth was reworked into the late Eocene sediments it was found in.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Lamniformes |
| Family: | †Pseudoscapanorhynchidae |
| Genus: | †Lilamna Greenfield, 2021 |
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| †Lilamna apophysata (Li, 1997)
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References edit
- ^ a b Li, G. (1997). "Elasmobranchs from the lower Tertiary of the western Tarim Basin, China, and their biostratigraphic significance" (PDF). Palaeoworld. 7: 107–136.
- ^ Siverson, M. (1992). "Biology, dental morphology and taxonomy of lamniform sharks from the Campanian of the Kristianstad Basin, Sweden" (PDF). Palaeontology. 35 (3): 519–554.
- ^ a b c Greenfield, T. (2021). "Lilamna nom. nov., a new replacement name for Archaeolamna Li, 1997 (Chondrichthyes: Lamniformes: ?Pseudoscapanorhynchidae)". Zoosystematica Rossica. 30 (2): 213–214. doi:10.31610/zsr/2021.30.2.213. S2CID 241795349.
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