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Odontaspis exigua

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Taxonomy
Odontaspis exigua was named by Davis (1888).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. borodini, O. cheathami, O. hynei, O. steineri, O. tingitana, O. whitei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Odontaspis exigua Davis p. 23 figs. Plate V, Figs. 3-5
1918Odontaspis exigua Chapman p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyOdontaspididaeMüller and Henle 1839
genusOdontaspis
speciesexigua

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.

†Odontaspis exigua Davis 1888
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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 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Miocene or 33.90000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1New Zealand Odontaspis exigua (187476)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333New Zealand (South Island) Odontaspis exigua (202913 202915)