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Galeorhinus ypresiensis

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae

Taxonomy
Eugaleus ypresiensis was named by Casier (1946).

It was recombined as Galeorhinus ypresiensis by Ebersole et al. (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Eugaleus ypresiensis Casier p. 86
2019Galeorhinus ypresiensis Ebersole et al. p. 64

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyTriakidaeGray 1851
genusGaleorhinusde Blainville and Prévost 1816
speciesypresiensis()

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.

Galeorhinus ypresiensis Casier 1946
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Bartonian or 56.00000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Mississippi) Galeorhinus ypresiensis (62872)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Galeorhinus ypresiensis (3260)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Galeorhinus ypresiensis (15595)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Ukraine (Luhansk) Galeorhinus ypresiensis (120885)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Ukraine Galeorhinus ypresiensis (211009)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Galeorhinus ypresiensis (41888 41989 41992 41994 41996 41998)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) Galeorhinus ypresiensis (140018)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Galeorhinus ypresiensis (209520)