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Pristis bisulcatus

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae

Taxonomy
Pristis bisulcatus was named by Agassiz (1836).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pristis lathami by Cicimurri (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. aquitanus, P. lyceensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Pristis bisulcatus Agassiz figs. Pl 41, figs 1-4
1843Pristis bisulcatus Agassiz p. 382
1889Pristis bisulcatus Woodward p. 73

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRhinopristiformesLast et al. 2016
familyPristidaeBonaparte 1838
genusPristisLinck 1790
speciesbisulcatus

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.

†Pristis bisulcatus Agassiz 1836
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 41.03000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Pristis bisulcatus (42639)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Pristis bisulcatus (42640)