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Carcharhinus falciformis

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Carcharias falciformis was named by Bibron (1841) [Bibron 1841 in Muller and Henle, 1839-1841].

It was recombined as Carcharhinus falciformis by Purdy et al. (2001), Carnevale et al. (2006) and Kent (2018).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. albomarginatus, C. balochensis, C. brachiurus, C. brachurus, C. longimanus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Carcharias falciformis Bibron
2001Carcharhinus falciformis Purdy et al. p. 151
2006Carcharhinus falciformis Carnevale et al. p. 362
2018Carcharhinus falciformis Kent p. 115

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyCarcharhinidaeJordan and Evermann 1896
genusCarcharhinusde Blainville 1816
speciesfalciformis(Bibron 1841)

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.

†Carcharhinus falciformis Bibron 1841
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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 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Holocene or 23.03000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Malta (Bahrija) Carcharhinus falciformis (161388)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Carcharhinus falciformis (48887)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Lara) Carcharhinus falciformis (145379)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Malta (Bahrija) Carcharhinus falciformis (161386)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Malta (Gozo) Carcharhinus falciformis (161385)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Panama (Colon) Carcharhinus falciformis (160574)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Malta (Ras ii-Karraba) Carcharhinus falciformis (161384)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Carcharhinus falciformis (96700)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Panama (Panama) Carcharhinus falciformis (191987 191995)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Peru (Piura) Carcharhinus falciformis (162465)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) Carcharhinus falciformis (162678)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Mexico (Baja) Carcharhinus falciformis (154117)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Carcharhinus falciformis (204946 219785)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Tuscany) Carcharhinus falciformis (190383)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0USA (South Carolina) Carcharhinus falciformis (91707)