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Carcharias twiggsensis

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
C. aasenensis, C. acutissima (syn. Odontaspis vorax), C. acutissimus, C. acutus, C. adneti, C. clavata, C. clavatus, C. collata, C. dominguei, C. duplex, C. eocaenus, C. gibbesii, C. gracilis, C. gustrowensis, C. hardingi, C. holmdelensis, C. hopei, C. latus, C. lomitae, C. melanopterus, C. ornatus, C. polygyrus, C. reticulata, C. samhammeri (syn. C. heathi), C. sanctaecrucis, C. taurus, C. tenuis, C. tenuis, C. victoriae, C. virgatulus
Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyCarchariidaeMuller and Henle
genusCarchariasRafinesque 1810
speciestwiggsensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Priabonian or 47.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Egypt Carcharias twiggsensis (137540)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt Carcharias twiggsensis (137546 137547 137548 137551 137552 137554 137556 137558 137575 137579 137586 137588)