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Acrolamna acuminata

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Cretoxyrhinidae

Taxonomy
Lamna acuminata was named by Agassiz (1835).

It was recombined as Acrolamna acuminata by Jambura et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Lamna acuminata Agassiz p. 54
1843Lamna acuminata Agassiz figs. Pl 37a, figs 54-57
1847Lamna acuminata Gibbes p. 197
1873Lamna acuminata Leidy p. 303
2024Acrolamna acuminata Jambura et al. p. 17 figs. 9H-M

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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
familyCretoxyrhinidaeGlückman 1958
genusAcrolamnaZhelezko 1990
speciesacuminata()

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.

Acrolamna acuminata Agassiz 1835
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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: Santonian or 86.30000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Russian Federation (Orenburg) Acrolamna acuminata (232890)