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Carcharias lomitae

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae

Taxonomy
Carcharias lomitae was named by Jordan and Hanibal (1923). Its type specimen is LSJU 974, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lomita Quarry [Lomita Marl], which is in a Pleistocene marine marl in the Lomita Marl Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Carcharias lomitae Jordan and Hanibal p. 48 figs. Plate VI. i. C.

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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
specieslomitae

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 lomitae Jordan and Hanibal 1923
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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: Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Carcharias lomitae (type locality: 52242)