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Pristis pristis

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae

Taxonomy
Squalus pristis was named by Linnaeus (1758).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pristis antiquorum by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Pristis pristis by Cappetta (1987).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. aquitanus, P. lyceensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Squalus pristis Linnaeus
1987Pristis pristis Cappetta p. 160

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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
speciespristis(Linnaeus 1758)

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 pristis Linnaeus 1758
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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: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.60800 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) Pristis pristis (162678)