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Carcharias clavata

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae

Taxonomy
Lamna clavata was named by Agassiz (1856).

It was recombined as Carcharias clavata by Jordan and Hanibal (1923).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Lamna clavata Agassiz
1902Lamna clavata Hay p. 302
1907Lamna clavata Jordan p. 106
1917Lamna clavata Waring p. 88 figs. Pl. 12, Fig. 6
1923Carcharias clavata Jordan and Hanibal p. 46 figs. Plate II. a. h.

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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
familyCarchariidaeMuller and Henle
genusCarchariasRafinesque 1810
speciesclavata(Agassiz 1856)

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.

Carcharias clavata Agassiz 1856
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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: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (California) Lamna clavata (193035)