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Scapanorhynchus lewisii

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae

Taxonomy
Rhinognathus lewisii was named by Davis (1887). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sahil Alma (Lewis collection), which is in a Santonian carbonate lime mudstone in Lebanon.

It was recombined as Scapanorhynchus lewisi by Woodward (1942); it was recombined as Scapanorhynchus lewisii by Woodward (1889), Herman (1977).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. maslinensis, S. praeraphidion, S. rhapiodon

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Rhinognathus lewisii Davis p. 480 figs. Pl 14, figs 4,4a
1889Scapanorhynchus lewisii Woodward p. 349
1942Scapanorhynchus lewisi Woodward p. 562
1977Scapanorhynchus lewisii Herman p. 182

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyMitsukurinidaeJordan 1898
genusScapanorhynchus
specieslewisii()

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.

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

Age range: Late/Upper Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Lebanon Rhinognathus lewisii (170327) Scapanorhynchus lewisi (221232) Scapanorhynchus lewisii (92241)