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Odontaspis incurva

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Taxonomy
Lamna incurva was named by Davis (1888). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Odontaspis incurva by Woodward (1889), Chapman and Pritchard (1904), Chapman (1918), Chapman and Cudmore (1924).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. borodini, O. cheathami, O. hynei, O. steineri, O. tingitana, O. whitei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Lamna incurva Davis p. 17
1889Odontaspis incurva Woodward p. 372
1904Odontaspis incurva Chapman and Pritchard p. 276
1918Odontaspis incurva Chapman p. 13
1924Odontaspis incurva Chapman and Cudmore p. 123

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyOdontaspididaeMüller and Henle 1839
genusOdontaspis
speciesincurva()

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.

†Odontaspis incurva Davis 1888
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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 Cretaceous to the top of the Messinian or 143.10000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0New Zealand (South Island) Lamna incurva (204190)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark Lamna incurva (89866)
Dannevirke66.0 - 42.6New Zealand (North Island) Lamna incurva (204185)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9New Zealand (South Island) Odontaspis incurva (87886)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04New Zealand (South Island) Odontaspis incurva (204228)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (South Otago) Odontaspis incurva (45653)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (North Canterbury) Lamna incurva (45657)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Odontaspis incurva (48647 174143)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (North Island) Odontaspis incurva (204174)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333New Zealand (South Island) Lamna incurva (202913)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand Lamna incurva (204195)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) Odontaspis incurva (51404)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Odontaspis incurva (46164)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (South Australia) Odontaspis incurva (55601)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Odontaspis incurva (46167)