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Pristis aquitanicus

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae

Taxonomy
Pristis aquitanicus was named by Delfortrie (1871).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Pristis aquitanicus Delfortrie
1987Pristis aquitanicus Cappetta p. 160
2007Pristis aquitanicus Cahuzac et al. p. 26

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRhinopristiformesLast et al. 2016
familyPristidaeBonaparte 1838
genusPristisLinck 1790
speciesaquitanicusDelfortrie 1871

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.

Pristis aquitanicus Delfortrie 1871
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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 20.44000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Florida) Pristis aquitanicus (84060)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Portugal (Lisbon) Pristis aquitanicus (36628)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Gironde ) Pristis aquitanicus (161755)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.44 - 7.246France Pristis aquitanicus (187577)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India (Orissa) Pristis aquitanicus (46343 46360 46365 46366)