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Serratolamna serrata

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Serratolamnidae

Taxonomy
Otodus serratus was named by Agassiz (1838).

It was recombined as Cretolamna serrata by Cappetta and Case (1975) and Case (1979); it was recombined as Serratolamna serrata by Cappetta and Corral (1999), Underwood and Mitchell (2000), Case and Cappetta (2004), Bogan and Agnolin (2010), Otero et al. (2013), Corral et al. (2016), Hoganson et al. (2019) and Ceballos-Izquierdo et al. (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. khderii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Otodus serratus Agassiz figs. Pl 32, figs 27,28
1843Otodus serratus Agassiz pp. 272-273
1975Cretolamna serrata Cappetta and Case p. 22 figs. Pl 5, fig 28
1979Cretolamna serrata Case p. 84
1999Serratolamna serrata Cappetta and Corral p. 347 figs. Pl 1, figs 4-6
2000Serratolamna serrata Underwood and Mitchell p. 26 fig. 4
2004Serratolamna serrata Case and Cappetta p. 11
2010Serratolamna serrata Bogan and Agnolin p. 176 fig. 2
2013Serratolamna serrata Otero et al. p. 19 figs. 4.9-4.16
2016Serratolamna serrata Corral et al. p. 648 figs. 6C-N
2019Serratolamna serrata Hoganson et al. p. 26 figs. 8.7, 8.8
2021Serratolamna serrata Ceballos-Izquierdo et al. p. 3 fig. 2A,B

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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
familySerratolamnidaeLandemaine 1991
genusSerratolamnaLandemaine 1991
speciesserrata()

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.

†Serratolamna serrata Agassiz 1838
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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 Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) Serratolamna serrata (88610)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mexico (Coahuila) Serratolamna serrata (79607)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Cuba Serratolamna serrata (220215 231082)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jordan Serratolamna serrata (13366 65221)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica Serratolamna serrata (213579)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Lamna sp. (83331)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Serratolamna serrata (90926)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Madagascar (Mahajanga) Serratolamna serrata (144918)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Cretolamna serrata (125950)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Cretolamna serrata (213744)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Jordan Serratolamna serrata (65222)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Serratolamna serrata (179290 179292 213581 213582 213587 213589 213606 213615 213616)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Mexico (Coahuila) Serratolamna serrata (79606)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Serratolamna serrata (231889)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco Serratolamna serrata (99627 213665 213666)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Serratolamna serrata (230275)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Serratolamna serrata (61738)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Burgos) Serratolamna serrata (176782 213730)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) Cretolamna serrata (71488)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Serratolamna serrata (61807)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco (Chaouia-Ouardigha) Serratolamna serrata (92203)