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Isuridae (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Odontaspidida - Isuridae

Taxonomy
Isuridae was named by Gray (1851). It is extant.

It was assigned to Plagiostomi by Weiler (1938); to Galeoidea by Miller (1967) and Deraniyagala (1969); to Isuroidea by Herman (1977); and to Isuroidei by Case (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Isuridae Gray
1938Isuridae Weiler p. 7
1967Isuridae Miller p. 223
1969Isuridae Deraniyagala
1977Isuridae Herman p. 167
1981Isuridae Case p. 56

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassOsteodonti
superorderLamnae
orderOdontaspidida
superfamilyIsuroidea
familyIsuridaeGray 1851
familyIsuridaeGray 1851

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.

Fm. Isuridae Gray 1851 [mackerel shark]
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G. †Galeolamna Owen
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Galeolamna gangeticus Mueller and Henle 1841
G. †Isuropsis Gill 1862
G. †Oxyrhina Agassiz 1838
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†Oxyrhina crassa Agassiz 1843
†Oxyrhina leptodon Agassiz 1843
†Oxyrhina minuta Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Oxyrhina fastigata Davis 1888 [synonym]
†Oxyrhina nova Winkler 1874
†Oxyrhina plicatilis Agassiz 1843
†Oxyrhina praecursor Leriche 1942
†Oxyrhina quadrans Agassiz 1843
†Oxyrhina sheppeyensis Cassier 1966
†Oxyrhina subbasalis Kiprijanoff 1854
†Oxyrhina subinflata Agassiz 1843
†Oxyrhina triangularis Egerton 1845
†Oxyrhina uncidens Ameghino 1901
†Oxyrhina vanieri Rouault 1858
†Oxyrhina wilsonii Gibbes 1847
†Oxyrhina zippei Agassiz 1843
Invalid names: Oxyrhina vonhaastii Davis 1888 [nomen dubium]
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 07:06:40
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:06:40
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Neogene or 122.46000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0France Isuridae indet. (56673)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Switzerland Oxyrhina macrorhisa (2237)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0France Isuridae indet. (56521)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France Isuridae indet. (56543)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Isuridae indet. (57942)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Montana) Isuridae indet. (14766)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Oxyrhina lundgreni (89866)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Oxyrhina nova (84051)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Oxyrhina praecursor, Oxyrhina sheppeyensis (13299 22804) Oxyrhina sheppeyensis (8050)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom Oxyrhina praecursor (85229)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Egypt Oxyrhina sp. (41898)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Oxyrhina praecursor (45630)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Romania (Cluj-Napoca) Oxyrhina quadrans (221117)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Oxyrhina sp. (149316)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Alabama) Oxyrhina praecursor (28983)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Barbados Oxyrhina sp. (220735)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Venezuela (Falcon) Oxyrhina sp. (221443)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) Isurus minutus (48647 174143) Oxyrhina minuta (46166)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Australia (Tasmania) Isurus minutus (28307)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Italy Oxyrhina minuta (47623)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Sri Lanka Galeolamna gangetica (13449)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (South Carolina) Oxyrhina praecursor (18506)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333New Zealand (South Island) Isurus minutus, Oxyrhina fastigiata (202913) Oxyrhina vonhaastii (204196)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58South Pacific Oxyrhina crassa (99615) Oxyrhina sp. (99582 99611 99612)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58USA (Hawaii) Oxyrhina sp. (99580 99581)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58USA (California) Oxyrhina crassa (99614)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Slovakia Oxyrhina leptodon (48642)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Oxyrhina xiphiodon, Oxyrhina minuta (18587)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Maryland) Oxyrhina cuspidata (57786) Oxyrhina elegans (70593)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Oxyrhina eocaena, Oxyrhina minuta (46164)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Oxyrhina sp. (45506)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Oxyrhina minuta (122377)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Sri Lanka (Puttalam) Galeolamna brachyura, Galeolamna minor, Galeolamna gangetica (14149)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Czech Republic (Uvaly) Oxyrhina xyphodon (148217)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Portugal Isuridae indet. (56459)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Oxyrhina eocaena, Isurus minutus (46167)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Tuscany) Oxyrhina agassizi (96777)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa Oxyrhina sp. (77479)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Aruba Oxyrhina sp. (209193)