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Scoliodon

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Scoliodon was named by Muller and Henle (1837). It is extant.

It was reranked as Carcharias (Scoliodon) by Woodward (1889), Leriche (1926).

It was assigned to Carcharias by Woodward (1889), Leriche (1926); to Galeidae by Jordan (1963); to Carcharhinidae by Casier (1958), Case (1980), Case (1981), Compagno (2005), Ebersole et al. (2019); and to Scoliodontinae by Long (1992), Popov et al. (2025).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Scoliodon Muller and Henle
1889Carcharias (Scoliodon) Woodward
1926Carcharias (Scoliodon) Leriche p. 431
1958Scoliodon Casier p. 21
1963Scoliodon Jordan p. 599
1980Scoliodon Case p. 86
1981Scoliodon Case p. 64
1992Scoliodon Long p. 29
1993Scoliodon eocenus Aver'yanov and Udovichenko p. 366
1993Scoliodon longus Aver'yanov and Udovichenko p. 366
2005Scoliodon Compagno
2019Scoliodon Ebersole et al. p. 80
2025Scoliodon Popov et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyCarcharhinidaeJordan and Evermann 1896
subfamilyScoliodontinaeWhitley 1934
genusScoliodonMuller 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. Scoliodon Muller and Henle 1837
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†Scoliodon conecuhensis Cappetta and Case 2016
†Scoliodon taxandriae Leriche 1926
†Scoliodon terraenovae Richardson 1836
Invalid names: Scoliodon eocenus Aver'yanov and Udovichenko 1993 [nomen nudum], Scoliodon longus Aver'yanov and Udovichenko 1993 [nomen nudum]
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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Tortonian or 56.00000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (41 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Kyrgyzstan (Osh) S. eocenus, S. longus (28490)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Netherlands S. sp. (276479)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Netherlands S. sp. (276465 276466 276469 276472)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03USA (Alabama) S. conecuhensis (81179 209524)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) S. sp. (3257 3258)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03India (Kutch) S. sp. (45589)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Russian Federation S. conecuhensis (234687)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Alabama) Orectolobiformes indet. (276540) S. conecuhensis (13346 209521)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) S. sp. (209370 209371)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Barbados S. sp. (221168)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) S. conecuhensis (81266 81278 176944 209520)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Georgia) S. terraenovae (73434)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Barbados S. sp. (220735)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (North Carolina) S. terraenovae (71660)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India (Orissa) S. sp. (42842)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Saudi Arabia S. sp. (47026)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.45 - 11.63Portugal S. sp., S. taxandriae (277552 277554) S. taxandriae (277556)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Netherlands S. taxandriae (45505)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Hungary S. taxandriae (68118)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63India S. sorrakowah (72085)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63India (Orissa) S. laticaudus (46343 46360 46365 46366)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Costa Rica S. taxandriae (91357)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Germany S. taxandriae (162719)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333India (Gujarat) S. sp. (87489)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) S. taxandriae (162678)