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Leptocharias

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Leptochariidae

Taxonomy
Leptocharias was named by Müller and Henle (1837).

It was assigned to Galeidae by Jordan (1963); and to Leptochariidae by Underwood and Ward (2008) and Adnet et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Leptocharias Müller and Henle
1963Leptocharias Jordan p. 599
2008Leptocharias Underwood and Ward p. 528
2020Leptocharias Adnet et al. p. 18

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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
familyLeptochariidae
genusLeptochariasMüller and Henle 1837

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. †Leptocharias Müller and Henle 1837
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Leptocharias cretaceus Underwood and Ward 2008
Leptocharias tunisiensis Adnet et al. 2020
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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Priabonian or 85.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5United Kingdom (England) L. cretaceus (213377 213381)
Middle Santonian85.8 - 83.5United Kingdom (England) L. cretaceus (213376 213380)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6United Kingdom (England) L. cretaceus (213378 213382)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Egypt L. sp. (137540)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Tunisia (Sidi Bouzid Township) L. tunisiensis (173640)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt L. sp. (137550 137564 137569 137579)