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Oxyrhina praecursor americana

Chondrichthyes - Odontaspidida - Isuridae

Taxonomy
Oxyrhina praecursor americana was named by Leriche (1942). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Isurus praecursor americana by White (1956); it was recombined as Isurus praecursor americanus by Thurmond and Jones (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Oxyrhina praecursor americana Leriche p. 45
1956Isurus praecursor americana White p. 125
1958Oxyrhina praecursor americana Casier p. 65
1981Isurus praecursor americanus Thurmond and Jones p. 55

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassOsteodonti
superorderLamnae
orderOdontaspidida
superfamilyIsuroidea
familyIsuridaeGray 1851
genusOxyrhina
speciespraecursorLeriche 1942
subspeciesamericana

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 07:06:40
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:06:40
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available