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Carcharidae

Chondrichthyes - Plagiostomi - Carcharidae

Taxonomy
Carcharidae is a family. It is extant.

It was assigned to Selachii by Ameghino (1901); and to Plagiostomi by Weiler (1938).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
p. 82
YearName and author
1901Carcharidae Ameghino p. 82
1938Carcharidae Weiler p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderPlagiostomi(Cuvier)
familyCarcharidae
familyCarcharidae

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.

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G. †Rhaibodus Bohm 1926
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Rhaibodus rapax Bohm 1926
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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Priabonian or 38.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Rhaibodus rapax (149316)