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Echinorhinus blakei

Chondrichthyes - Echinorhiniformes - Echinorhinidae

Taxonomy
Echinorhinus blakei was named by Agassiz (1856).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Echinorhinus blakei Agassiz p. 272 figs. Plate 1, Figs. 7, 8, 17
1902Echinorhinus blakei Hay p. 315
1907Echinorhinus blakei Jordan p. 119
1919Echinorhinus blakei Jordan and Gilbert p. 23
1923Echinorhinus blakei Jordan and Hanibal p. 57
2001Echinorhinus blakei Purdy et al. p. 86
2018Echinorhinus blakei Kent p. 58

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
orderEchinorhiniformes
familyEchinorhinidae
genusEchinorhinus
speciesblakeiAgassiz 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.

Echinorhinus blakei 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 07:01:36
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:01:36
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Zanclean or 28.10000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (California) Echinorhinus blakei (11601)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Echinorhinus blakei (48887)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (California) Echinorhinus blakei (59059)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Echinorhinus blakei (52582)