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Alopias latidens

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Alopiidae

Taxonomy
Alopias latidens was named by Leriche (1909).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Alopias latidens Leriche
1956Alopias latidens White p. 132

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyAlopiidaeBonaparte 1838
genusAlopiasRafinesque 1810
specieslatidensLeriche 1909

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.

Alopias latidens Leriche 1909
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Badenian or 41.30000 to 12.70000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Alopias latidens (16848)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Alopias latidens (75638)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Alabama) Alopias latidens (45637)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (California) Alopias latidens (11601)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria (Plesching bei Linz) Alopias latidens (159375)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Virginia) Alopias latidens (79793)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Gifu) Alopias latidens (161445)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Belgium Alopias latidens (208831)