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Prionodon egertoni

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Corax egertoni was named by Agassiz (1843).

It was recombined as Galeocerdo egertoni by Gibbes (1847) and Gibbes (1849); it was recombined as Carcharias egertoni by Woodward (1889); it was recombined as Carcharhinus (Prionace) egertoni by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Carcharias (Prionodon) egertoni by Eastman (1904); it was recombined as Prionodon egertoni by Leriche (1942).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Corax egertoni Agassiz figs. Pl 36, figs 6,7
1847Galeocerdo egertoni Gibbes p. 192
1849Galeocerdo egertoni Gibbes p. 194 figs. Plate XXV, Figs. 66-69
1889Carcharias egertoni Woodward p. 439
1902Carcharhinus (Prionace) egertoni Hay p. 312
1904Carcharias (Prionodon) egertoni Eastman p. 84
1942Prionodon egertoni Leriche p. 80

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyCarcharhinidaeJordan and Evermann 1896
genusPrionodon
speciesegertoni()

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.

†Prionodon egertoni Agassiz 1843
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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 Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 20.44000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (South Carolina) Prionodon egertoni (18506)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Prionodon egertoni (18518)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Carcharias egertoni (57782)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Virginia) Prionodon egertoni (71798)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Spain (Balearic Islands) Carcharias egertoni (162712)