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Lamna (mackerel shark)
Taxonomy
Lamna was named by Cuvier (1816) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani R Sepkoski's reference number: 958]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Lamninae.
It was assigned to Squalidae by Gibbes (1847), Leidy (1873); to Lamninae by Hay (1902); to Orthacodontidae by Uyeno et al. (1981); to Isuridae by Weiler (1938), Rapp (1946), Case (1981); to Lamniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lamnidae by Davis (1888), Woodward (1889), Ameghino (1901), Jordan (1907), Chapman (1918), Jordan and Hanibal (1923), Chapman and Cudmore (1924), Bohm (1926), Leriche (1942), Casier (1946), Casier (1958), Jordan (1963), Cassier (1966), Applegate (1970), Thurmond (1971), Thurmond and Jones (1981), Long (1992), Martin (1996), Purdy et al. (2001), Compagno (2005).
It was assigned to Squalidae by Gibbes (1847), Leidy (1873); to Lamninae by Hay (1902); to Orthacodontidae by Uyeno et al. (1981); to Isuridae by Weiler (1938), Rapp (1946), Case (1981); to Lamniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lamnidae by Davis (1888), Woodward (1889), Ameghino (1901), Jordan (1907), Chapman (1918), Jordan and Hanibal (1923), Chapman and Cudmore (1924), Bohm (1926), Leriche (1942), Casier (1946), Casier (1958), Jordan (1963), Cassier (1966), Applegate (1970), Thurmond (1971), Thurmond and Jones (1981), Long (1992), Martin (1996), Purdy et al. (2001), Compagno (2005).
Species
L. affinis, L. barnitzkei, L. biauriculata, L. bronnii (syn. Odontaspis acuta), L. caraibaea, L. caurina, L. complanata, L. compressa, L. contortidens, L. cornubicus, L. crassa, L. crassidens, L. divergens, L. gracilis, L. manitobensis, L. marginalis, L. mediavia, L. mudgei, L. quinquelateralis, L. raphiodon, L. rupeliensis, L. vincenti
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1816 | Lamna Cuvier |
| 1847 | Lamna Gibbes p. 196 |
| 1873 | Lamna Leidy p. 351 |
| 1888 | Lamna Davis p. 15 |
| 1888 | Lamna marginalis Davis p. 19 figs. Plate 3, Figs. 8-10 |
| 1889 | Lamna Woodward p. 392 |
| 1901 | Lamna Ameghino p. 83 |
| 1902 | Lamna Hay p. 302 |
| 1907 | Lamna Jordan p. 106 |
| 1918 | Lamna Chapman p. 13 |
| 1923 | Lamna Jordan and Hanibal p. 50 |
| 1924 | Lamna Chapman and Cudmore p. 126 |
| 1926 | Lamna Bohm p. 77 |
| 1938 | Lamna Weiler p. 7 |
| 1942 | Lamna Leriche p. 14 |
| 1946 | Lamna Casier p. 7 |
| 1946 | Lamna Rapp p. 510 |
| 1958 | Lamna Casier p. 54 |
| 1963 | Lamna Jordan p. 599 |
| 1966 | Lamna Cassier p. 74 |
| 1970 | Lamna Applegate p. 396 |
| 1971 | Lamna Thurmond p. 218 |
| 1981 | Lamna Case p. 58 |
| 1981 | Lamna Thurmond and Jones p. 53 |
| 1981 | Lamna Uyeno et al. p. 84 figs. pl. 1, fg. K, Q, R |
| 1992 | Lamna Long p. 27 |
| 1996 | Lamna Martin p. 51 |
| 2001 | Lamna Purdy et al. p. 123 |
| 2002 | Lamna Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Lamna Compagno |
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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. Lamna Cuvier 1816 [mackerel shark]
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†Lamna affinis Casier 1950
†Lamna barnitzkei Bohm 1926
†Lamna biauriculata Wanner 1902
†Lamna biauriculata nigeriana Cappetta 1972
†Lamna caraibaea Leriche 1938
†Lamna caurina Jordan and Hanibal 1923
†Lamna complanata Egerton 1845
†Lamna compressa Agassiz 1843
†Lamna contortidens Agassiz 1843
†Lamna cornubicus Gmelin 1789
†Lamna crassa Agassiz 1843
†Lamna crassidens Agassiz 1838
†Lamna divergens Egerton 1845
†Lamna gracilis Agassiz 1843
†Lamna manitobensis Whiteaves 1889
†Lamna mediavia Leriche 1942
†Lamna mudgei Cope 1875
†Lamna quinquelateralis Cragin 1894
†Lamna raphiodon Agassiz 1843
†Lamna rupeliensis Le Hon 1871
†Lamna vincenti Winkler 1878
Invalid names: Lamna marginalis Davis 1888 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available