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Odontaspididae (sand tiger shark)
Taxonomy
Odontaspididae was named by Müller and Henle (1839). It is extant.
It was corrected as Odontaspidae by Cassier (1966), Adegoke (1977), Herman (1977), Case (1979), Case (1981), Thurmond and Jones (1981), Bendix-Almgreen (1983), Tabuce et al. (2005), Martin and Crame (2006), Underwood (2006) and Bogan and Agnolin (2010); it was misspelled as Odontaspidae by Case (1978), Squires (1984), Case and Schwimmer (1988), Müller and Diedrich (1991), Long (1992), Biddle (1993), Cvancara and Hoganson (1993), Long and Stilwell (2000), Purdy et al. (2001), Peng et al. (2001), Antunes and Balbino (2003), Compagno (2005), Cahuzac et al. (2007), Marsili et al. (2007), Cicimurri and Knight (2009), Nelson et al. (2016), Szabo et al. (2017), Kent (2018), Ebersole et al. (2019) and Villafaña et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Lamniformes by Cassier (1966); to Orectoloboidei by Case (1978); to Euselachii by Case (1979); to Isuroidei by Case (1981); to Galeoidea by Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Squatinoidei by Case and Schwimmer (1988); to Odontaspidoidea by Adegoke (1977), Herman (1977) and Müller and Diedrich (1991); to Orectolobiformes by Long (1992); to Chondrichthyes by Purdy et al. (2001) and Martin and Crame (2006); and to Lamniformes by Bendix-Almgreen (1983), Squires (1984), Biddle (1993), Cvancara and Hoganson (1993), Long and Stilwell (2000), Peng et al. (2001), Antunes and Balbino (2003), Compagno (2005), Tabuce et al. (2005), Underwood (2006), Cahuzac et al. (2007), Marsili et al. (2007), Cicimurri and Knight (2009), Bogan and Agnolin (2010), Nelson et al. (2016), Szabo et al. (2017), Kent (2018), Ebersole et al. (2019) and Villafaña et al. (2020).
It was corrected as Odontaspidae by Cassier (1966), Adegoke (1977), Herman (1977), Case (1979), Case (1981), Thurmond and Jones (1981), Bendix-Almgreen (1983), Tabuce et al. (2005), Martin and Crame (2006), Underwood (2006) and Bogan and Agnolin (2010); it was misspelled as Odontaspidae by Case (1978), Squires (1984), Case and Schwimmer (1988), Müller and Diedrich (1991), Long (1992), Biddle (1993), Cvancara and Hoganson (1993), Long and Stilwell (2000), Purdy et al. (2001), Peng et al. (2001), Antunes and Balbino (2003), Compagno (2005), Cahuzac et al. (2007), Marsili et al. (2007), Cicimurri and Knight (2009), Nelson et al. (2016), Szabo et al. (2017), Kent (2018), Ebersole et al. (2019) and Villafaña et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Lamniformes by Cassier (1966); to Orectoloboidei by Case (1978); to Euselachii by Case (1979); to Isuroidei by Case (1981); to Galeoidea by Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Squatinoidei by Case and Schwimmer (1988); to Odontaspidoidea by Adegoke (1977), Herman (1977) and Müller and Diedrich (1991); to Orectolobiformes by Long (1992); to Chondrichthyes by Purdy et al. (2001) and Martin and Crame (2006); and to Lamniformes by Bendix-Almgreen (1983), Squires (1984), Biddle (1993), Cvancara and Hoganson (1993), Long and Stilwell (2000), Peng et al. (2001), Antunes and Balbino (2003), Compagno (2005), Tabuce et al. (2005), Underwood (2006), Cahuzac et al. (2007), Marsili et al. (2007), Cicimurri and Knight (2009), Bogan and Agnolin (2010), Nelson et al. (2016), Szabo et al. (2017), Kent (2018), Ebersole et al. (2019) and Villafaña et al. (2020).
Subtaxa
Araloselachus, Brachycarcharias, Cenocarcharias, Eostriatolamia, Glueckmanotodus, Hispidaspis, Hypotodus, Jaekelotodus, Johnlonginae, Lamninae, Mennerotodus, Microcarcharias, Odontaspinae, Odontaspis, Orpodon, Palaeohypotodus, Pseudodontaspis, Pueblocarcharias, Scyllium gracilis, Scyllium planidens, Sylvestrilamia, Synodontaspis, Tethylamna
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1839 | Odontaspididae Müller and Henle |
1900 | Scyllium gracilis Williston |
1900 | Scyllium planidens Williston |
1902 | Scylliorhinus gracilis Hay p. 310 |
1902 | Scylliorhinus planidens Hay p. 310 |
1966 | Odontaspidae Cassier p. 68 |
1974 | Lamna planidens Slaughter and Thurmond p. 31 fig. 2A |
1977 | Odontaspidae Adegoke p. 299 |
1977 | Odontaspidae Herman p. 165 |
1978 | Odontaspidae Case p. 189 |
1979 | Odontaspidae Case p. 81 |
1981 | Odontaspidae Case p. 59 |
1981 | Odontaspidae Thurmond and Jones p. 45 |
1983 | Odontaspidae Bendix-Almgreen p. 2 |
1984 | Odontaspididae Squires p. 56 |
1988 | Odontaspidae Case and Schwimmer p. 294 |
1989 | Carcharoides planidens Werner p. 29 figs. Pl 11, figs 1-7; pl 12, figs 1-8; text-figs 10,11 |
1991 | Odontaspididae Müller and Diedrich p. 29 |
1992 | Odontaspididae Long p. 24 |
1993 | Odontaspididae Biddle p. 203 |
1993 | Odontaspididae Cvancara and Hoganson p. 8 |
2000 | Odontaspididae Long and Stilwell p. 349 |
2001 | Odontaspididae Peng et al. p. 5 |
2001 | Odontaspididae Purdy et al. p. 101 |
2003 | Odontaspididae Antunes and Balbino p. 142 |
2005 | Odontaspididae Compagno |
2005 | Odontaspidae Tabuce et al. p. 385 |
2006 | Odontaspidae Martin and Crame p. 113 |
2006 | Odontaspidae Underwood p. 234 |
2007 | Odontaspididae Cahuzac et al. p. 20 |
2007 | Odontaspididae Marsili et al. p. 30 |
2009 | Odontaspididae Cicimurri and Knight p. 631 |
2010 | Odontaspidae Bogan and Agnolin |
2016 | Odontaspididae Nelson et al. p. 65 |
2017 | Odontaspididae Szabo et al. |
2018 | Odontaspididae Kent p. 63 |
2019 | Odontaspididae Ebersole et al. p. 37 |
2020 | Odontaspididae Villafaña et al. p. 734 |
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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.
Fm. Odontaspididae Müller and Henle 1839 [sand tiger shark]
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G. †Araloselachus Glikman 1964
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G. †Brachycarcharias Cappetta and Nolf 2005
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†Brachycarcharias atlasi Nolf 1972
†Brachycarcharias koerti Stromer 1910
†Brachycarcharias lerichei Casier 1946
†Brachycarcharias mississippiensis Case 1994
†Brachycarcharias twiggsensis Case 1981
†Odontaspis koerti itoriensis White 1926
G. †Eostriatolamia Glikman 1980
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†Eostriatolamia paucicorrugata Underwood and Cumbaa 2010
†Eostriatolamia segedini Glickman and Zhelezko 1979
†Eostriatolamia striatula Dalinkevičius 1935
†Eostriatolamia subulata Agassiz 1843
†Eostriatolamia tenuiplicatus Cappetta and Case 1975
†Eostriatolamia venusta Leriche 1906
G. †Jaekelotodus
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†Jaekelotodus africanus Arambourg 1952
†Jaekelotodus bagualensis Otero et al. 2013
†Jaekelotodus robusta Leriche 1905
†Jaekelotodus trigonalis Jackel 1895
Subfm. †Johnlonginae Shimada et al. 2015
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G. †Johnlongia Siverson 1996
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†Johnlongia allocotodon Siverson 1996
†Johnlongia parvidens Cappetta 1973
G. †Pseudomegachasma Shimada et al. 2015
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†Pseudomegachasma casei Nessov 1999
†Pseudomegachasma comanchensis Shimada 2007
Invalid names: Eorhincodon Nessov 1999 [replaced]
G. †Microcarcharias Guinot and Carrillo-Briceño 2018
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†Microcarcharias saskatchewanensis Case et al. 1990
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Invalid names: Synodontaspis lilliae Case et al. 1990 [synonym]
G. Odontaspis Agassiz 1838 [sand tiger shark]
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†Lamna (Odontaspis) dubia Agassiz 1843
†Odontaspis actutissima Agassiz 1843
†Odontaspis aculeatus Cappetta and Case 1975
†Odontaspis attenuata Davis 1888
†Odontaspis bicarinatus Williston 1900
†Odontaspis bronni Agassiz 1843
†Odontaspis ensiculata Davis 1888
†Odontaspis exigua Davis 1888
†Odontaspis exilis Leriche 1942
Odontaspis ferox Risso 1826
†Odontaspis heersensis Herman 1972
†Odontaspis incurva Davis 1888
†Odontaspis molassica Probst 1879
†Odontaspis sanguinei Case 1978
†Odontaspis substriata Stromer 1910
†Odontaspis watinensis Cook et al. 2013
†Odontaspis winkleri Leriche 1905
G. †Orpodon Cappetta and Nolf 2005
G. †Sylvestrilamia Cappetta and Nolf 2005
G. †Synodontaspis White 1931
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†Odontaspis (Synodontaspis) teretidens White 1931
†Synodontaspis atlasi Arambourg 1952
Invalid names: Lamninae [empty], Scyllium gracilis Williston 1900 [nomen dubium], Scyllium planidens Williston 1900 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Valanginian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 140.20000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 136.4 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 136.4 Ma
Collections (428 total)
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Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Cretaceous | New Zealand (South Island) | Lamna incurva (204190) | |
Early/Lower Valanginian | Switzerland | Odontaspis studeri (2225) | |
Hauterivian | Switzerland | Odontaspis studeri (2198) | |
Early/Lower Barremian | Spain (Aragón) | Odontaspididae indet. (28196) | |
Barremian - Albian | Tunisia (Medinine) | Odontaspis sp. (166013) | |
Early/Lower Aptian | United Kingdom (England) | Johnlongia sp. (213577) | |
Aptian | Japan (Iwate) | Odontaspis sp. (210764 210766) | |
Late/Upper Aptian | France | Odontaspidae indet., Odontaspis striatula (214869) | |
Albian | Australia (Western Australia) | Carcharias striatula (90688) | |
Late/Upper Albian | Ukraine | Eostriatolamia subulata (214236 214237 214238 214240 214242) Eostriatolamia subulata, Eostriatolamia striatula (214239 214241) | |
Late/Upper Albian | Lithuania | Odontaspis striatula, Odontaspis subulata, Odontaspis gigas (213709 213710) | |
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian | Russian Federation (Belgorod) | Eorhincodon sp. (32314) | |
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian | Kazakhstan | Hispidaspis lasuri (175010) | |
Cenomanian | Lithuania | Odontaspis striatula (213716) | |
Cenomanian | Australia (Western Australia) | Johnlongia allocotodon (215794) | |
Cenomanian | Venezuela (Trujillo) | Microcarcharias saskatchewanensis (213629) | |
Cenomanian | Germany (Westphalia) | Eostriatolamia subulata (210063) | |
Cenomanian | France (Charente) | Cenocarcharias rochebrunei (161751) | |
Cenomanian | Russian Federation (Penza) | Pseudomegachasma casei (213397 213398) | |
Cenomanian - Turonian | Japan (Hokkaido) | Odontaspis sp. (210760) |