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Carcharodon escheri

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Taxonomy
Carcharodon escheri was named by Agassiz (1843).

It was recombined as Oxyrhina hastalis escheri by Leriche (1926).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Carcharodon escheri Agassiz figs. Pl 36, figs 16-21
1926Oxyrhina hastalis escheri Leriche p. 409

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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
familyLamnidaeMüller and Henle 1838
genusCarcharodonSmith 1838
speciesescheri

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.

Carcharodon escheri Agassiz 1843
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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, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 13.82000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62France (Gironde) Carcharodon escheri (161524 161525)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) Carcharodon escheri (162679)