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Odontaspis macrota semistriata

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae

Taxonomy
Odontaspis macrota semistriata was named by Leriche (1942). It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. borodini, O. cheathami, O. hynei, O. steineri, O. tingitana, O. whitei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Odontaspis macrota semistriata Leriche pp. 13-14 figs. Plate 1, Figs. 6-8
1981Odontaspis macrota semistriata Thurmond and Jones p. 49

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyOtodontidae
genusOdontaspis
speciesmacrota
subspeciessemistriata

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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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 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available