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Negaprion brevirostris

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Negaprion brevirostris was named by Poey (1868). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. amekiensis, N. elongata, N. frequens, N. furimskyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Negaprion brevirostris Poey
2014Negaprion brevirostris Carillo-Briceño et al. p. 84
2019Negaprion brevirostris Landini et al. p. 361

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyCarcharhinidaeJordan and Evermann 1896
genusNegaprionWhitley 1940
speciesbrevirostrisPoey 1868

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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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 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (Florida) Negaprion brevirostris (161380)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Cuba (Sancti Spiritus) Negaprion brevirostris (31183)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Negaprion brevirostris (48887)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Peru (Ica) Negaprion brevirostris (100330)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Peru Negaprion brevirostris (167732)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (Florida) Negaprion brevirostris (161381)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Panama Negaprion brevirostris (160572)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Panama (Colon) Negaprion brevirostris (160576)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Ecuador Negaprion brevirostris (204348)
Early/Lower Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Florida) Negaprion brevirostris (161374 161375 161377 162456)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Florida) Negaprion brevirostris (18554)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Negaprion brevirostris (96700 118105 187583)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Negaprion brevirostris (160566 160567 160578 160582)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Panama (Colon) Negaprion brevirostris (168112)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Panama (Panama) Negaprion brevirostris (191989 191997)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Peru (Piura) Negaprion brevirostris (162465)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Florida) Negaprion brevirostris (162452 162457)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Florida) Negaprion brevirostris (18556)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Libya Negaprion brevirostris (136597)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Negaprion brevirostris (52582)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (Florida) Negaprion brevirostris (46369)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Angola Negaprion brevirostris (154111)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Negaprion brevirostris (22712)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Negaprion brevirostris (20400 58089)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Negaprion brevirostris (20604 20613)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alabama) Negaprion brevirostris (187584)