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Scoliodon terraenovae

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Squalus (Carcharias) terraenovae was named by Richardson (1836) [Originally spelled terrae-novae]. It is not extant.

It was recombined as Scoliodon terraenovae by Case (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Squalus (Carcharias) terraenovae Richardson
1981Scoliodon terraenovae Case p. 64

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyCarcharhinidaeJordan and Evermann 1896
subfamilyScoliodontinaeWhitley 1934
genusScoliodonMuller and Henle 1837
speciesterraenovae(Richardson 1836)

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.

Scoliodon terraenovae Richardson 1836
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 37.20000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Scoliodon terraenovae (73434)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (North Carolina) Scoliodon terraenovae (71660)