| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Otodus apiculatus
Taxonomy
Otodus apiculatus was named by Agassiz (1838).
It was recombined as Lamna apiculata by Chapman and Pritchard (1904), Chapman (1918) and Chapman and Cudmore (1924).
It was recombined as Lamna apiculata by Chapman and Pritchard (1904), Chapman (1918) and Chapman and Cudmore (1924).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
|
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1838 | Otodus apiculatus Agassiz figs. Pl 32, figs 32-35 |
| 1843 | Otodus apiculatus Agassiz p. 275 |
| 1847 | Otodus apiculatis Gibbes p. 200 |
| 1888 | Oxyrhina enysii Davis p. 28 figs. Plate V, Figs. 17-20 |
| 1888 | Oxyrhina subvexa Davis p. 31 figs. Plate VI, Fig. 4 |
| 1902 | Otodus apiculatus Hay p. 304 |
| 1904 | Lamna apiculata Chapman and Pritchard p. 278 |
| 1918 | Lamna apiculata Chapman p. 13 |
| 1924 | Lamna apiculata Chapman and Cudmore p. 126 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
†Otodus apiculatus Agassiz 1838
show all | hide all
Invalid names: Oxyrhina enysii Davis 1888 [synonym], Oxyrhina subvexa Davis 1888 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|||||
|
|
||||
| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections (14 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campanian | New Zealand (South Island) | Lamna apiculata (101382) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | Australia (South Australia) | Lamna apiculata (159895 159896) | |
| Rupelian | Australia (South Australia) | Lamna apiculata (45823) | |
| Chattian | Australia (Victoria) | Lamna apiculata (46166 48647 174143) | |
| Aquitanian | Australia (Tasmania) | Lamna apiculata (28307) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene | Australia (South Australia) | Lamna apiculata (159887) | |
| Otaian | New Zealand | Lamna apiculata (204195) | |
| Burdigalian | Slovakia | Otodus apiculatus (48642) | |
| Burdigalian | Australia (South Australia) | Lamna apiculata (159888) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Australia (Victoria) | Lamna apiculata (46164) | |
| Middle Miocene | Australia (Victoria) | Lamna apiculata (72188) |