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Squalicorax kaupi

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae

Taxonomy

Corax kaupii was named by Agassiz (1843).

It was corrected as Corax kaupi by Dartevelle and Casier (1943), Weiler (1964); it was recombined as Anacorax kaupi by Glikman (1980), Averianov (1991); it was recombined as Squalicorax pristodontus kaupi by Manning and Dockery (1992); it was recombined as Squalicorax kaupi by Bilelo (1969), Cappetta and Case (1975), Herman (1977), Case (1978), Case (1979), Case (1979), Welton and Alderson (1981), Case (1987), Case and Schwimmer (1988), Williamson et al. (1989), Case (1991), Siverson (1992), Case and Cappetta (1997), Cappetta and Corral (1999), Cappetta and Case (1999), Mustafa (2000), Case et al. (2001), Gottfried et al. (2001), Zalmout and Mustafa (2001), Cappetta and Odin (2001), Antunes and Cappetta (2002), Johnson and Lucas (2003), Becker et al. (2006), Elicki and Magnus (2012), Elliott and Whitenack (2013), Guinot et al. (2013), Ladwig (2014), Cicimurri et al. (2014), Cappetta et al. (2014), Corral et al. (2016), Bice and Shimada (2016), Case et al. (2017), Schubert et al. (2017), Case et al. (2019), Raquet et al. (2022), Ebersole et al. (2022), Jambura et al. (2024).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

S. bassani, S. lindstroemi, S. pristodontis

Synonyms

Corax maximus was named by Dixon (1850).

It was synonymized subjectively with Corax falcatus by Dartevelle and Casier (1943); it was synonymized subjectively with Squalicorax kaupi by Herman (1977); it was recombined as Squalicorax maximus by Cappetta et al. (2014).
Galeocerdo crassidens was named by Cope (1872).

It was recombined as Squalicorax crassidens by Cappetta et al. (2014), Salama et al. (2021); it was synonymized subjectively with Squalicorax kaupi by Raquet et al. (2022).
Corax lindstromi was named by Davis (1890).

It was synonymized subjectively with Corax kaupi by Weiler (1964); it was recombined as Anacorax lindstromi by Glikman (1980); it was recombined as Squalicorax lindstromi by Bourdon et al. (2011), Cappetta et al. (2014), Schubert et al. (2017); it was synonymized subjectively with Squalicorax kaupi by Cappetta and Case (1975), Herman (1977), Jambura et al. (2024).
Corax pristodontus plicatus was named by Priem (1898).

It was recombined as Anacorax plicatus by Glikman (1980); it was synonymized subjectively with Squalicorax pristodontus by Case (1987); it was synonymized subjectively with Squalicorax kaupi by Raquet et al. (2022).
Galeocerdo dubius was named by Noetling (1885).

It was recombined as Squalicorax dubius by Cappetta et al. (2014); it was synonymized subjectively with Squalicorax kaupi by Raquet et al. (2022).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1843	Corax kaupii Agassiz figs. Pl Q, fig 5
1850	Corax maximus Dixon p. 366
1872	Galeocerdo crassidens Cope
1874	Corax kaupii Barrois p. 105
1885	Galeocerdo dubius Noetling
1890	Corax lindstromi Davis
1898	Corax pristodontus plicatus Priem
1902	Galeocerdo crassidens Hay p. 311
1943	Corax kaupi Dartevelle and Casier p. 94 figs. Pl 1, figs 7-13
1964	Corax kaupi Weiler p. 12
1969	Squalicorax kaupi Bilelo p. 343 figs. 2L-Q
1975	Squalicorax kaupi Cappetta and Case p. 8 figs. Pl 7, figs 17-29
1977	Squalicorax kaupi Herman p. 107 figs. Pl 4, fig 2
1978	Squalicorax kaupi Case p. 186
1979	Squalicorax kaupi Case
1980	Anacorax kaupi Glikman p. 111
1980	Anacorax lindstromi Glikman p. 113
1980	Anacorax plicatus Glikman p. 115
1981	Squalicorax kaupi Welton and Alderson p. 54 fig. 1
1987	Squalicorax kaupi Case p. 11 figs. Pl 4, figs 1-3
1988	Squalicorax kaupi Case and Schwimmer p. 294
1989	Squalicorax kaupi Williamson et al. p. 239 fig. 2F,G
1991	Anacorax kaupi Averianov p. 32
1991	Squalicorax kaupi Case p. 6 figs. Pl 2, figs 2,3
1992	Squalicorax pristodontus kaupi Manning and Dockery p. 10 figs. Pl 5, fig 5
1992	Squalicorax kaupi Siverson p. 548 figs. Pl 5, figs 5-18
1997	Squalicorax kaupi Case and Cappetta p. 140 figs. Pl 3, fig 2
1999	Squalicorax kaupi Cappetta and Case p. 14
1999	Squalicorax kaupi Cappetta and Corral p. 345 figs. Pl 1, figs 2,3
2000	Squalicorax kaupi Mustafa p. 606 figs. 5.1-5.12
2001	Squalicorax kaupi Cappetta and Odin p. 647 figs. Pl, fig 1
2001	Squalicorax kaupi Case et al. p. 118 figs. Pl 2, figs 31,32
2001	Squalicorax kaupi Gottfried et al. p. 494 fig. 2g
2001	Squalicorax kaupi Zalmout and Mustafa p. 396 figs. Pl 4, figs 1-4
2002	Squalicorax kaupi Antunes and Cappetta p. 119 figs. Pl 7, figs 8-12; pl 8, figs 4,5
2003	Squalicorax kaupi Johnson and Lucas p. 354 fig. 2C
2006	Squalicorax kaupi Becker et al. p. 705 figs. 3.22, 3.23
2011	Squalicorax lindstromi Bourdon et al. p. 15 figs. 10A-F
2012	Squalicorax kaupi Elicki and Magnus p. 58 fig. 2
2013	Squalicorax kaupi Elliott and Whitenack p. 103 fig. 2
2013	Squalicorax kaupi Guinot et al. p. 630 figs. 15A-O
2014	Squalicorax crassidens Cappetta et al. p. 11
2014	Squalicorax dubius Cappetta et al. p. 12
2014	Squalicorax kaupi Cappetta et al. p. 12
2014	Squalicorax lindstromi Cappetta et al. p. 12
2014	Squalicorax maximus Cappetta et al. p. 12
2014	Squalicorax kaupi Cicimurri et al. p. 17 figs. 11I-L
2014	Squalicorax kaupi Ladwig p. 101 figs. 1a-c
2016	Squalicorax kaupi Bice and Shimada p. 178 fig. 4K
2016	Squalicorax kaupi Corral et al. p. 645 figs. 5J-Q
2017	Squalicorax kaupi Case et al. p. 70 fig. 3F
2017	Squalicorax kaupi Schubert et al. p. 13 figs. 5.1-5.5
2017	Squalicorax lindstromi Schubert et al. p. 14 figs. 5.16-5.22
2019	Squalicorax kaupi Case et al. p. 75 fig. 2F
2021	Squalicorax crassidens Salama et al. p. 3058 figs. 3b,f, 4b
2022	Squalicorax kaupi Ebersole et al. p. 381 figs. 5S-V
2022	Squalicorax kaupi Raquet et al. p. 51 figs. Pls 1-6
2024	Squalicorax kaupi Jambura et al. p. 16 figs. 8A-L

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
class	Chondrichthyes

Rank	Name	Author
infraclass	Elasmobranchii	(Bonaparte 1838)
—	Euselachii	()
—	Neoselachii	Compagno 1977
superorder	Galeomorphii	Compagno 1973
order	Lamniformes	Berg 1958
family	Anacoracidae	Casier 1947
genus	Squalicorax	Whitley 1939
species	kaupi	()

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.

†Squalicorax kaupi Agassiz 1843

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Invalid names: Corax maximus Dixon 1850 [synonym], Corax pristodontus plicatus Priem 1898 [synonym], Galeocerdo crassidens Cope 1872 [synonym], Galeocerdo dubius Noetling 1885 [synonym], Squalicorax lindstromi Davis 1890 [synonym]

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 07:05:21

Modified:

2009-07-21 09:05:21

Source: o = order, subp = subphylum

References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 106.30000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (141 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian	106.3 - 100.5	USA (Texas)	Squalicorax kaupi (242224)
Middle Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	USA (Texas)	Squalicorax kaupi (242223)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	USA (Texas)	Squalicorax kaupi (242222)
Late/Upper Cretaceous	100.5 - 66.0	USA (Missouri)	Squalicorax kaupi (277361)
Middle Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	USA (Kansas)	Squalicorax kaupi (213387)
Turonian - Middle Campanian	93.9 - 72.2	USA (California)	Squalicorax falcatus (228801)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Denmark	Squalicorax kaupi (277360)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Belgium	Squalicorax kaupi (241895)
Late/Upper Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	USA (New Mexico)	Squalicorax kaupi (276766 276767 276768)
Middle Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)	Corax kaupii (89988)
Coniacian - Santonian	89.8 - 83.6	Belgium (Namur)	Squalicorax kaupi (51518)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Campanian	89.8 - 72.2	USA (Mississippi)	Squalicorax kaupi (164393)
Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	USA (New Mexico)	Squalicorax lindstromi (52037)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Kazakhstan	Anacorax kaupi (241600 241609 241617)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	USA (Kansas)	Squalicorax kaupi (85284)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	United Kingdom (England)	Squalicorax kaupi (213377 213381)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	France (Aisne)	Squalicorax kaupi (213563)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	USA (South Dakota)	Squalicorax kaupi (194130)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Jordan	Squalicorax kaupi (62538 230055 241396 241397 241400)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Israel	Squalicorax kaupi (214861)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	USA (Mississippi)	Squalicorax kaupi (275613)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	France (Aude)	Squalicorax kaupi (233200)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Germany	Squalicorax kaupi (177609)
Middle Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	United Kingdom (England)	Squalicorax kaupi (213380)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Angola (Cabinda)	Squalicorax kaupi (275549)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	France	Squalicorax kaupi (242207)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	USA (Kansas)	Squalicorax kaupi (94652)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Israel	Squalicorax kaupi (237919)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Russian Federation (Orenburg)	Squalicorax kaupi (232890)
Late/Upper Santonian - Middle Campanian	85.7 - 72.2	USA (Georgia)	Squalicorax kaupi (35289)
Santonian - Campanian	85.7 - 72.2	Angola	Squalicorax kaupi (275583)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian	85.7 - 72.2	Israel	Squalicorax kaupi (237921)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Georgia)	Squalicorax kaupi (70720)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Belgium	Squalicorax kaupi (242027 242030)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	France (Ardennes)	Squalicorax kaupi (157587)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Delaware)	Squalicorax kaupi (126812)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Sweden (Götaland)	Squalicorax kaupi (102886)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Sweden	Squalicorax kaupi (102885 214340)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Texas)	Squalicorax kaupi (213303)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Alabama)	Squalicorax kaupi (176940)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	France (Somme)	Squalicorax kaupi (213565 213566)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	United Kingdom (England)	Squalicorax kaupi (213378 213379 213382 213561)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Sweden (Skane)	Squalicorax kaupi (106411 277290)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Germany	Squalicorax kaupi (277288)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Sweden (Skåne)	Squalicorax kaupi (74334 74335 102883)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Russian Federation (Saratov)	Squalicorax kaupi (157353 224997)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (New Jersey)	Squalicorax kaupi (88610 213750)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Kazakhstan	Anacorax kaupi (241395) Anacorax lindstromi (241610 241612 241621) Anacorax plicatus (241615)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	France (Aisne)	Squalicorax kaupi (213559)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (New Jersey)	Squalicorax kaupi (213752)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (North Carolina)	Squalicorax kaupi (57918)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (South Carolina)	Squalicorax kaupi (79363)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Wyoming)	Squalicorax kaupi (70268 70451 70454 70455 70499 70500)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Belgium	Squalicorax kaupi (241906 241987)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Spain	Squalicorax kaupi (276134)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Egypt (Nile Valley)	Squalicorax kaupi (3590)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	France (Landes)	Squalicorax kaupi (213778)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Delaware)	Squalicorax kaupi (27570)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (New Mexico)	Squalicorax kaupi (14472)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Egypt	Squalicorax crassidens (223259)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (California)	Squalicorax kaupi (185168)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	France	Squalicorax kaupi (61351)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Montana)	Squalicorax kaupi (69150)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (New Jersey)	Squalicorax kaupi (14455 213754) Squalicorax lindstromi (221052)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Alabama)	Squalicorax kaupi (207338)
Middle Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (North Carolina)	Squalicorax kaupi (128412)
Middle Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Mississippi)	Squalicorax kaupi (164558) Squalicorax pristodontus (277690)
Middle Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	France	Squalicorax kaupi (61352 61353)
Middle Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Texas)	Squalicorax kaupi, Squalicorax lindstromi (240801)
Middle Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (South Carolina)	Squalicorax kaupi (180790)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Delaware)	Squalicorax kaupi (126600 126810)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Montana)	Squalicorax kaupi (69153 69161 177498)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	USA (Delaware)	Squalicorax kaupi (126598)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	Syria	Squalicorax kaupi (117852 117854 117855 117857 117862)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	USA (New Jersey)	Squalicorax kaupi (14504 124933 213744 213745 213746)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Jordan	Squalicorax kaupi (241399 241401)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Jordan (Amman)	Squalicorax kaupi (241402)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (New Jersey)	Squalicorax kaupi (213747 213748 213753)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Delaware)	Squalicorax kaupi (126811)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Ukraine	Squalicorax kaupi (142786)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (North Carolina)	Squalicorax kaupi (71488 215803 241417)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Spain (Burgos)	Squalicorax kaupi (176782 213729 213730)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Texas)	Squalicorax kaupi (61738)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Madagascar (Mahajanga)	Squalicorax kaupi (144918)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (New Jersey)	Squalicorax kaupi (61807)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Arkansas)	Squalicorax kaupi (242204)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Maryland)	Squalicorax kaupi (83331)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (New Jersey)	Squalicorax kaupi (57915 99138)