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Xiphodolamia

Chondrichthyes - Odontaspidida - Lamiostomatidae

Taxonomy
Xiphodolamia was named by Leidy (1877) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Eo-m-l Sepkoski's reference number: 884].

It was assigned to Galeorhinidae by Jordan and Hanibal (1923); to Hexanchidae by Hay (1902) and Rapp (1946); to Carchariidae by Jordan (1963); to Xiphodolamiinae by Glükman (1964) and Herman (1977); to Lamniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lamnidae by Adnet et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Xiphodolamia Leidy p. 525 figs. Plate 34, Fig. 25-30
1902Xiphodolamia Hay p. 301
1923Xiphodolamia Jordan and Hanibal p. 42
1946Xiphodolamia Rapp p. 510
1963Xiphodolamia Jordan p. 599
1964Xiphodolamia Glükman p. 342
1977Xiphodolamia Herman p. 167
2002Xiphodolamia Sepkoski
2009Xiphodolamia Adnet et al. p. 198

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassOsteodonti
superorderLamnae
orderOdontaspidida
superfamilyIsuroidea
familyLamiostomatidae
subfamilyXiphodolamiinae
genusXiphodolamia

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.

G. †Xiphodolamia Leidy 1877
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Xiphodolamia barbadica Casier 1958
Xiphodolamia ensis Leidy 1877
Xiphodolamia eocaena Woodward 1889
Xiphodolamia morricei Jordan and Beal 1910
Xiphodolamia serrata Adnet et al. 2009
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 07:06:40
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:06:40
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Burdigalian or 56.00000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (New Jersey) X. ensis (126161)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Togo X. eocaena (32991)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany X. ensis (121968)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt X. serrata (96952)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Jordan X. sp., X. serrata (32899)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Western Sahara X. serrata (96686)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Angola X. serrata (149604)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) X. enis (126160)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Japan (Nagano) X. sp. (161443)