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Isurus escheri

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Taxonomy
Isurus escheri was named by Agassiz (1843). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Isurus escheri Agassiz p. 32

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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
familyLamnidaeMüller and Henle 1838
genusIsurusRafinesque 1810
speciesescheriAgassiz 1843

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.

Isurus escheri 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 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Zanclean or 13.82000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Virginia) Isurus escheri (126605)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Denmark Isurus escheri (98312)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Netherlands Isurus escheri (53889)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain (Huelva) Isurus escheri (151889)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Isurus escheri (51335)