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Isuroidea

Chondrichthyes - Odontaspidida

Taxonomy
Isuroidea was named by Glükman (1964). It is extant.

It was assigned to Odontaspidida by Glükman (1964) and Herman (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Isuroidea Glükman
1977Isuroidea Herman p. 167

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassOsteodonti
superorderLamnae
orderOdontaspidida
superfamilyIsuroidea
superfamilyIsuroidea

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.

Superfm. Isuroidea Glükman 1964
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Fm. Isuridae Gray 1851 [mackerel shark]
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G. †Galeolamna Owen
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Galeolamna gangeticus Mueller and Henle 1841
G. †Isuropsis Gill 1862
G. †Oxyrhina Agassiz 1838
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Oxyrhina crassa Agassiz 1843
Oxyrhina leptodon Agassiz 1843
Oxyrhina minuta Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Oxyrhina fastigata Davis 1888 [synonym]
Oxyrhina nova Winkler 1874
Oxyrhina plicatilis Agassiz 1843
Oxyrhina praecursor Leriche 1942
Oxyrhina quadrans Agassiz 1843
Oxyrhina sheppeyensis Cassier 1966
Oxyrhina subbasalis Kiprijanoff 1854
Oxyrhina subinflata Agassiz 1843
Oxyrhina triangularis Egerton 1845
Oxyrhina uncidens Ameghino 1901
Oxyrhina vanieri Rouault 1858
Oxyrhina wilsonii Gibbes 1847
Oxyrhina zippei Agassiz 1843
Invalid names: Oxyrhina vonhaastii Davis 1888 [nomen dubium]
Fm. Lamiostomatidae Glükman 1964
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Subfm. Lamiostomatinae Glükman 1964
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G. Lamiostoma Glükman 1964
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Lamiostoma beljaevi Glükman 1964
Subfm. †Xiphodolamiinae Glükman 1964
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G. †Xiphodolamia Leidy 1877
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Xiphodolamia barbadica Casier 1958
Xiphodolamia ensis Leidy 1877
Xiphodolamia eocaena Woodward 1889
Xiphodolamia morricei Jordan and Beal 1910
Xiphodolamia serrata Adnet et al. 2009
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 07:06:40
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:06:40
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Neogene or 122.46000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0France Isuridae indet. (56673)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Switzerland Oxyrhina macrorhisa (2237)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0France Isuridae indet. (56521)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France Isuridae indet. (56543)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Isuridae indet. (57942)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Montana) Isuridae indet. (14766)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Oxyrhina lundgreni (89866)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Oxyrhina nova (84051)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (New Jersey) Xiphodolamia ensis (126161)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom Oxyrhina praecursor (85229)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Oxyrhina praecursor, Oxyrhina sheppeyensis (13299 22804) Oxyrhina sheppeyensis (8050)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Egypt Oxyrhina sp. (41898)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Togo Xiphodolamia eocaena (32991)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany Xiphodolamia ensis (121968)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Uzbekistan Lamiostoma sp. (45701 45702)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Western Sahara Xiphodolamia serrata (96686)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Romania (Cluj-Napoca) Oxyrhina quadrans (221117)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Jordan Xiphodolamia sp., Xiphodolamia serrata (32899)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Alabama) Oxyrhina praecursor (28983)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Oxyrhina sp. (149316)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt Xiphodolamia serrata (96952)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Oxyrhina praecursor (45630)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Angola Xiphodolamia serrata (149604)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Barbados Oxyrhina sp. (220735)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Venezuela (Falcon) Oxyrhina sp. (221443)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) Isurus minutus (48647 174143) Oxyrhina minuta (46166)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Australia (Tasmania) Isurus minutus (28307)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Italy Oxyrhina minuta (47623)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Xiphodolamia enis (126160)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (South Carolina) Oxyrhina praecursor (18506)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Japan (Nagano) Xiphodolamia sp. (161443)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333New Zealand (South Island) Isurus minutus, Oxyrhina fastigiata (202913) Oxyrhina vonhaastii (204196)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Sri Lanka Galeolamna gangetica (13449)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58USA (California) Oxyrhina crassa (99614)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58USA (Hawaii) Oxyrhina sp. (99580 99581)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58South Pacific Oxyrhina crassa (99615) Oxyrhina sp. (99582 99611 99612)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Slovakia Oxyrhina leptodon (48642)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Maryland) Oxyrhina cuspidata (57786) Oxyrhina elegans (70593)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Oxyrhina xiphiodon, Oxyrhina minuta (18587)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Oxyrhina eocaena, Oxyrhina minuta (46164)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Oxyrhina sp. (45506)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Sri Lanka (Puttalam) Galeolamna brachyura, Galeolamna minor, Galeolamna gangetica (14149)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Oxyrhina minuta (122377)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Czech Republic (Uvaly) Oxyrhina xyphodon (148217)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Portugal Isuridae indet. (56459)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Oxyrhina eocaena, Isurus minutus (46167)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Tuscany) Oxyrhina agassizi (96777)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa Oxyrhina sp. (77479)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Aruba Oxyrhina sp. (209193)