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Pristiophorus laevis

Chondrichthyes - Squalomorphii - Pristiophoridae

Taxonomy
Pristiophorus laevis was named by Engelbrecht et al. (2017). Its type specimen is NRM-PZ P. 16055, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is IAA 2/95, which is in a Ypresian terrestrial horizon in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Pristiophorus laevis Engelbrecht et al. p. 843 figs. Figure 2(A1–D4)

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
orderSqualomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderPristiophoriformesBerg 1958
familyPristiophoridaeBleeker 1859
genusPristiophorusBleeker 1859
specieslaevis

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.

Pristiophorus laevis Engelbrecht et al. 2017
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:11:14
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:11:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Priabonian or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Antarctica Pristiophorus laevis (100414 191917)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Antarctica (Seymour Island) Pristiophorus laevis (type locality: 176085)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Antarctica Pristiophorus laevis (100419)