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Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (crocodile shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Pseudocarchariidae

Taxonomy
Pseudocarcharias kamoharai was named by Matsubara (1936). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Pseudocarcharias kamoharai Matsubara
2003Pseudocarcharias kamoharai Antunes and Balbino p. 142
2015Pseudocarcharias kamoharai Carrillo-Briceño et al. p. 61 fig. 5A,B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyPseudocarchariidaeCompagno 1973
genusPseudocarchariasCadenat 1963
specieskamoharaiMatsubara 1936

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.

Pseudocarcharias kamoharai Matsubara 1936 [crocodile shark]
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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 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Messinian or 23.04000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Brazil (Para) Isurus novus (65162 112590)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Brazil (Pará) Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (276401 276433 276435)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Brazil (Para) Isurus novus (58454)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (160781)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Portugal Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (65954 91423)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Colon) Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (231894)