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Prionace (blue shark)
Taxonomy
Prionace was named by Cantor (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. It is extant.
It was reranked as Carcharias (Prionace) by Cantor (1849); it was reranked as Carcharhinus (Prionace) by Hay (1902).
It was assigned to Carcharias by Cantor (1849); to Carcharhinus by Hay (1902); to Galeidae by Jordan (1963); to Carcharhiniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Carcharhinidae by Compagno (2005).
It was reranked as Carcharias (Prionace) by Cantor (1849); it was reranked as Carcharhinus (Prionace) by Hay (1902).
It was assigned to Carcharias by Cantor (1849); to Carcharhinus by Hay (1902); to Galeidae by Jordan (1963); to Carcharhiniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Carcharhinidae by Compagno (2005).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1841 | Carcharias (Prionodon) Müller and Henle |
| 1849 | Carcharias (Prionace) Cantor |
| 1849 | Prionace Cantor |
| 1902 | Carcharhinus (Prionace) Hay p. 312 |
| 1904 | Carcharias (Prionodon) Chapman and Pritchard p. 274 |
| 1904 | Carcharias (Prionodon) Eastman p. 84 |
| 1924 | Carcharias (Prionodon) Chapman and Cudmore p. 119 |
| 1942 | Prionodon Leriche p. 80 |
| 1963 | Prionace Jordan p. 599 |
| 1963 | Prionodon Jordan p. 599 |
| 2002 | Prionace Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Prionace Compagno |
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G. Prionace Cantor 1849 [blue shark]
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Invalid names: Carcharias (Prionodon) Müller and Henle 1841 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available