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Leptostyrax macrorhiza

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Eoptolamnidae

Taxonomy
Lamna macrorhiza was named by Cope (1875). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Odontaspis macrorhiza by Dalinkevičius (1935); it was recombined as Plicatolamna macrorhiza by Itoigawa (1977); it was recombined as Leptostyrax macrorhiza by Cappetta (1980) and Cappetta and Case (1999).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Lamna macrorhiza Cope p. 297
1889Lamna macrorhiza Woodward p. 399
1900Leptostyrax bicuspidatus Williston
1902Lamna macrorhiza Hay p. 303
1902Leptostyrax bicuspidatus Hay p. 304
1935Odontaspis macrorhiza Dalinkevičius p. 269 figs. Pl 4, figs 96-101
1977Plicatolamna macrorhiza Itoigawa p. 133
1980Leptostyrax macrorhiza Cappetta
1997Leptostyrax bicuspidatus Siverson p. 460
1999Leptostyrax macrorhiza Cappetta and Case p. 24 figs. Pl 14, fig 5

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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
familyEoptolamnidae
genusLeptostyraxWilliston 1900
speciesmacrorhiza()

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.

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Invalid names: Leptostyrax bicuspidatus Williston 1900 [synonym]
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 Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 122.46000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Japan (Iwate) Plicatolamna macrorhiza (210764 210765)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0USA (Texas) Leptostyrax bicuspidatus (14375)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Texas) Leptostyrax bicuspidatus (27604 27606 27613)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Texas) Leptostyrax macrorhiza (52126 213302 213307)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Lithuania Odontaspis macrorhiza (213709 213710 213717)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Japan (Hokkaido) Plicatolamna macrorhiza (161435)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lithuania Odontaspis macrorhiza (90732 213719 213720 213721)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Lithuania Odontaspis macrorhiza (90731 213722)