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Odontaspis attenuata

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Taxonomy
Lamna attenuata was named by Davis (1888).

It was recombined as Odontaspis attenuata by Chapman and Pritchard (1904), Chapman (1918) and Chapman and Cudmore (1924).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Lamna attenuata Davis p. 19 figs. Plate III, Fig. 11
1904Odontaspis attenuata Chapman and Pritchard p. 277
1918Odontaspis attenuata Chapman p. 10
1924Odontaspis attenuata Chapman and Cudmore p. 124

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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
speciesattenuata()

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 attenuata 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: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Messinian or 28.10000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) Odontaspis attenuata (46166 48647 174143)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333New Zealand (South Island) Lamna attenuata (202913) Odontaspis attenuata (204225)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Odontaspis attenuata (46167)