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Pristis lathami

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae

Taxonomy
Pristis lathami was named by Galeotti (1837).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. aquitanus, P. lyceensis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Pristis lathami Galeotti
1852Pristis parisiensis Gervais
1926Pristis lathami White p. 50
1946Pristis lathami Casier p. 97
1981Pristis lathami Case p. 70
1987Pristis lathami Cappetta p. 160
2007Pristis lathami Cicimurri p. 597

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRhinopristiformesLast et al. 2016
familyPristidaeBonaparte 1838
genusPristisLinck 1790
specieslathamiGaleotti 1837

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.

†Pristis lathami Galeotti 1837
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Invalid names: Pristis parisiensis Gervais 1852 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 47.80000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Nigeria Pristis lathami (60711 77257)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Togo Pristis lathami (32991)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Pristis lathami (41888 41989 41992 41994 41996 41998)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Pristis lathami (209371)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Pristis lathami (13346)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Egypt Pristis lathami (137538 137541)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Pristis lathami (61249)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Pristis lathami (3534)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Western Sahara Pristis lathami (175734)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Nigeria Pristis lathami (32905)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Western Sahara Pristis lathami (96686 96688)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Pristis lathami (55251 75638)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (South Carolina) Pristis lathami (72046)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt Pristis lathami (96952 137546 137548 137551 137554 137579 137582)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Pristis lathami (73434)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Egypt Pristis lathami (62468)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Pakistan Pristis lathami (150337)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Pakistan (Balochistan) Pristis lathami (78520)