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Sphyrna media

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae

Taxonomy
Sphyrna media was named by Springer (1940).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Sphyrna media Springer
2001Sphyrna media Purdy et al. p. 158
2009Sphyrna media Cicimurri and Knight p. 635
2014Sphyrna media Carillo-BriceƱo et al. p. 84

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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
familySphyrnidaeGill 1872
genusSphyrnaRafinesque 1810
speciesmediaSpringer 1940

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.

Sphyrna media Springer 1940
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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: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Calabrian or 28.10000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (South Carolina) Sphyrna media (97550)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Sphyrna media (48887)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Peru Sphyrna media (96800)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Ecuador Sphyrna media (204352)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Mexico (Baja) Sphyrna media (154117)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Sphyrna media (52582)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Ecuador Sphyrna media (97639)