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Triaenodon

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Triaenodon was named by Mueller and Henle (1837).

It was assigned to Galeidae by Jordan (1963); and to Carcharhinidae by Purdy et al. (2001), Compagno (2005) and FourriƩre et al. (2014).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Triaenodon Mueller and Henle
1963Triaenodon Jordan p. 599
2001Triaenodon Purdy et al. p. 156
2005Triaenodon Compagno
2014Triaenodon FourriƩre et al. p. 380

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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
genusTriaenodonMueller and Henle 1837

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.

G. †Triaenodon Mueller and Henle 1837
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Triaenodon obesus Ruppell 1835
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 Lutetian to the top of the Langhian or 47.80000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Georgia) T. sp. (4868)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Washington) T. sp. (203164)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) T. obesus (48887)