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Pristiophorus napierensis

Chondrichthyes - Squalomorphii - Pristiophoridae

Taxonomy
Pristiophorus napierensis was named by Chapman (1918). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Napier, which is in a Pliocene coastal horizon in New Zealand.

It was synonymized subjectively with Megascyliorhinus cooperi by Keyes (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Pristiophorus napierensis Chapman p. 21 figs. Plate IX, Figs. 9a, b

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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
speciesnapierensis

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 napierensis Chapman 1918
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588New Zealand (South Island) Pristiophorus napierensis (type locality: 87896)