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Carcharias collata

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae

Taxonomy
Carcharias collata was named by Eastman (1904). It is not extant. Its type locality is Plum Point, south, Zone 10, which is in a Langhian estuary/bay sandstone in the Calvert Formation of Maryland.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Carcharias collata Eastman p. 85 figs. Plate XXXII, Figs. 3a-b, 4a-b, 5
1924Carcharias collata Chapman and Cudmore p. 118

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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
speciescollata

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 collata Eastman 1904
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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Messinian or 15.97000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Carcharias collata (type locality: 48884)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Carcharias collata (57782)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Poland Carcharias collata (121515)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Carcharias collata (46167)