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Etmopterus
Taxonomy
Etmopterus was named by Rafinesque (1810) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. It is extant. Its type is Squalus spinax.
It was assigned to Squalidae by Jordan (1963); to Squaliformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Etmopteridae by Cahuzac et al. (2007), Underwood and Schlogl (2013).
It was assigned to Squalidae by Jordan (1963); to Squaliformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Etmopteridae by Cahuzac et al. (2007), Underwood and Schlogl (2013).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1810 | Etmopterus Rafinesque |
| 1963 | Etmopterus Jordan p. 601 |
| 2002 | Etmopterus Sepkoski |
| 2007 | Etmopterus Cahuzac et al. p. 13 |
| 2013 | Etmopterus Underwood and Schlogl p. 496 |
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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.
G. Etmopterus Rafinesque 1810
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†Etmopterus acutidens Casier 1966
†Etmopterus cahuzaci Adnet 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Burdigalian or 48.07000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutetian - Bartonian | France (Landes) | E. cahuzaci (161753) | |
| Middle Eocene | Ukraine (Crimea) | E. sp. (140018) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | Barbados | E. acutidens (220735) | |
| Priabonian | Barbados | E. acutidens (220746) | |
| Burdigalian | Slovakia | E. sp. (161897 161900 161901 161902) |