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Lamna (mackerel shark)
Taxonomy
Lamna was named by Cuvier (1816) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani R Sepkoski's reference number: 958]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Lamninae.
It was assigned to Squalidae by Gibbes (1847) and Leidy (1873); to Lamninae by Hay (1902); to Orthacodontidae by Uyeno et al. (1981); to Isuridae by Weiler (1938), Rapp (1946) and Case (1981); to Lamniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lamnidae by Davis (1888), Woodward (1889), Ameghino (1901), Jordan (1907), Chapman (1918), Jordan and Hanibal (1923), Chapman and Cudmore (1924), Bohm (1926), Leriche (1942), Casier (1946), Casier (1958), Jordan (1963), Cassier (1966), Applegate (1970), Thurmond (1971), Thurmond and Jones (1981), Long (1992), Martin (1996), Purdy et al. (2001) and Compagno (2005).
It was assigned to Squalidae by Gibbes (1847) and Leidy (1873); to Lamninae by Hay (1902); to Orthacodontidae by Uyeno et al. (1981); to Isuridae by Weiler (1938), Rapp (1946) and Case (1981); to Lamniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lamnidae by Davis (1888), Woodward (1889), Ameghino (1901), Jordan (1907), Chapman (1918), Jordan and Hanibal (1923), Chapman and Cudmore (1924), Bohm (1926), Leriche (1942), Casier (1946), Casier (1958), Jordan (1963), Cassier (1966), Applegate (1970), Thurmond (1971), Thurmond and Jones (1981), Long (1992), Martin (1996), Purdy et al. (2001) and Compagno (2005).
Species
L. affinis, L. barnitzkei, L. biauriculata, L. bronnii (syn. Odontaspis acuta), L. caraibaea, L. caurina, L. complanata, L. compressa, L. contortidens, L. cornubicus, L. crassa, L. crassidens, L. divergens, L. gracilis, L. manitobensis, L. marginalis, L. mediavia, L. mudgei, L. quinquelateralis, L. raphiodon, L. rupeliensis, L. serra, L. vincenti
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1816 | Lamna Cuvier |
| 1847 | Lamna Gibbes p. 196 |
| 1873 | Lamna Leidy p. 351 |
| 1888 | Lamna Davis p. 15 |
| 1888 | Lamna marginalis Davis p. 19 figs. Plate 3, Figs. 8-10 |
| 1889 | Lamna Woodward p. 392 |
| 1901 | Lamna Ameghino p. 83 |
| 1902 | Lamna Hay p. 302 |
| 1907 | Lamna Jordan p. 106 |
| 1918 | Lamna Chapman p. 13 |
| 1923 | Lamna Jordan and Hanibal p. 50 |
| 1924 | Lamna Chapman and Cudmore p. 126 |
| 1926 | Lamna Bohm p. 77 |
| 1938 | Lamna Weiler p. 7 |
| 1942 | Lamna Leriche p. 14 |
| 1946 | Lamna Casier p. 7 |
| 1946 | Lamna Rapp p. 510 |
| 1958 | Lamna Casier p. 54 |
| 1963 | Lamna Jordan p. 599 |
| 1966 | Lamna Cassier p. 74 |
| 1970 | Lamna Applegate p. 396 |
| 1971 | Lamna Thurmond p. 218 |
| 1981 | Lamna Case p. 58 |
| 1981 | Lamna Thurmond and Jones p. 53 |
| 1981 | Lamna Uyeno et al. p. 84 figs. pl. 1, fg. K, Q, R |
| 1992 | Lamna Long p. 27 |
| 1996 | Lamna Martin p. 51 |
| 2001 | Lamna Purdy et al. p. 123 |
| 2002 | Lamna Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Lamna Compagno |
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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. Lamna Cuvier 1816 [mackerel shark]
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†Lamna affinis Casier 1950
†Lamna barnitzkei Bohm 1926
†Lamna biauriculata Wanner 1902
†Lamna biauriculata nigeriana Cappetta 1972
†Lamna caraibaea Leriche 1938
†Lamna caurina Jordan and Hanibal 1923
†Lamna complanata Egerton 1845
†Lamna compressa Agassiz 1843
†Lamna contortidens Agassiz 1843
†Lamna cornubicus Gmelin 1789
†Lamna crassa Agassiz 1843
†Lamna crassidens Agassiz 1838
†Lamna divergens Egerton 1845
†Lamna gracilis Agassiz 1843
†Lamna manitobensis Whiteaves 1889
†Lamna mediavia Leriche 1942
†Lamna mudgei Cope 1875
†Lamna quinquelateralis Cragin 1894
†Lamna raphiodon Agassiz 1843
†Lamna rupeliensis Le Hon 1871
†Lamna serra Woodward 1889
†Lamna vincenti Winkler 1878
Invalid names: Lamna marginalis Davis 1888 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023 | |||||
Age range: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 132.90000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (107 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cretaceous | New Zealand (South Island) | Lamna sp. (204190) | |
| Early/Lower Hauterivian | Germany | Lamna sp. (91586) | |
| Hauterivian | Switzerland | Odontaspis gracilis (2198 2256 2259) | |
| Early/Lower Aptian | United Kingdom (England) | Lamna spp. (235313) | |
| Early/Lower Aptian | Switzerland | Odontaspis gracilis (2175 2232) | |
| Albian | Switzerland | Odontaspis gracilis (2167 2237) | |
| Albian | France | Odontaspis gracilis (2168) | |
| Albian | USA (Texas) | Lamna sp. (99148) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Lithuania | Lamna crassa (213710) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | USA (Texas) | Lamna sp. (58637) | |
| Late/Upper Cretaceous | Brazil (Pernambuco) | Lamna serra (167994) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Sweden | Lamna sp. (70427) | |
| Santonian | USA (New Mexico) | Lamna sp. (52831) | |
| Campanian | Egypt (Al Wadi al Jadid) | Lamna serra (38669) | |
| Campanian | New Zealand (South Island) | Lamna crassa, Lamna marginalis (101382) | |
| Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (South Dakota) | Lamna sp. (167918) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | Mozambique | Lamna gracilis (174826) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Germany | Lamna sp. (64142) | |
| Maastrichtian | Niger | Lamna biauriculata (229529) | |
| Maastrichtian | Niger (Tahoua) | Lamna nigeriana (178660) | |
| Maastrichtian | Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad) | Lamna caraibaea (221504) | |
| Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Brazil (Paraíba) | Lamna serra (88070) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (North Dakota) | Lamna mediavia (84018) | |
| Danian | Denmark | Odontaspis bronnii (89866) | |
| Paleocene | USA (Alabama) | Lamna mediavia (84011) | |
| Thanetian | USA (New Jersey) | Lamna sp. (3113 124965 124966) | |
| Thanetian | Togo (Maritime) | Lamna vincenti (167948) | |
| Late/Upper Paleocene | USA (Maryland) | Lamna vincenti (84046) | |
| Ypresian | Saudi Arabia (Ash Sharqiyah) | Lamna libyca, Lamna sp. (42459) | |
| Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | Lamna sp., Lamna affinis (13299) | |
| Ypresian | United Kingdom | Lamna affinis (185917) | |
| Ypresian | Spain | Lamna sp. (71633) | |
| Ypresian | Egypt | Lamna vincenti (169302) | |
| Eocene | Japan (Fukuoka) | Lamna sp. (161438) | |
| Lutetian - Bartonian | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | Lamna nasus (53666) | |
| Middle Eocene | Australia (South Australia) | Carcharias contortidens (159894) | |
| Bartonian | Poland | Lamna sp. (49751) | |
| Bartonian | United Kingdom (England) | Lamna sp. (39892) Lamna vincenti (42636) | |
| Bartonian | Egypt | Lamna sp. (42054) | |
| Bartonian | USA (Louisiana) | Lamna lerichi (3534) | |
| Bartonian - Priabonian | Antarctica | Lamna nasus (31173) | |
| Priabonian | Australia (South Australia) | Lamna sp. (205781) | |
| Priabonian | USA (Georgia) | Lamna sp. (45640) | |
| Priabonian | USA (Louisiana) | Lamna lerichi (55251) | |
| Priabonian | Namibia (Sperrgebiet) | Lamna contortidens, Lamna vincenti, Lamna barnitzkei (149316) | |
| Priabonian | Romania (Cluj-Napoca) | Lamna sp. (221117) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | Australia (South Australia) | Lamna vincenti, Carcharias contortidens (159896) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Japan (Fukushima) | Lamna sp. (161439) | |
| Rupelian | Azerbaijan | Lamna sp. (45740) | |
| Rupelian | Netherlands (Winterswijik) | Lamna rupeliensis (87248) | |
| Rupelian | Hungary | Lamna rupeliensis (124377) | |
| Rupelian | Netherlands | Lamna rupeliensis (87249 87250) | |
| Rupelian | Romania | Lamna contortidens, Lamna rupeliensis (187379) | |
| Rupelian | New Zealand | Lamna compressa (187476) | |
| Oligocene | Australia (Victoria) | Odontaspis contortidens, Lamna crassidens (122348) | |
| Oligocene - Miocene | Argentina (Chubut) | Lamna totuserrata (133690) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene | New Zealand (North Otago) | Lamna sp. (87888) | |
| Chattian | Australia (Victoria) | Lamna sp., Odontaspis contortidens, Lamna bronni (46166) Odontaspis contortidens (45794) Odontaspis contortidens, Lamna compressa (174143) | |
| Chattian | Venezuela (Falcon) | Lamna sp. (221443) | |
| Chattian | New Zealand (South Otago) | Lamna sp., Lamna bronnii (45653) | |
| Aquitanian | Italy | Odontaspis contortidens (47623) | |
| Aquitanian | Austria | Lamna sp. (76129) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Australia (South Australia) | Carcharias contortidens (159910) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Chile | Lamna sp. (78552) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene | Australia (South Australia) | Lamna crassidens (159887) | |
| Miocene | New Zealand (South Island) | Odontaspis contortidens (202915) | |
| Miocene | Japan (Nagano) | Lamna sp. (161443) | |
| Miocene - Pliocene | South Africa | Lamna nasus (22220) | |
| Neogene | USA (California) | Lamna sp. (99614) | |
| Neogene | South Pacific | Lamna sp. (99582 99615) | |
| Neogene | Japan | Lamna sp. (99577 99578) | |
| Neogene | USA (Hawaii) | Lamna sp. (99579 99581) | |
| Otaian | New Zealand | Odontaspis contortidens, Lamna bronnii (204195) | |
| Burdigalian | Slovakia | Lamna contoridens, Lamna tarnocziensis (48642) | |
| Burdigalian | Austria (Plesching bei Linz) | Lamna rupeliensis (159375) | |
| Burdigalian | South Africa (Namaqualand) | Lamna sp. (51190) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Australia (Victoria) | Lamna compressa (46164) | |
| Langhian | Netherlands | Lamna catticua (45505) | |
| Langhian | Australia (Victoria) | Odontaspis contortidens (179947) | |
| Middle Miocene | Australia (Victoria) | Lamna crassidens (72188) | |
| Serravallian - Tortonian | Tunisia (Gafsa) | Lamna sp. (35279) | |
| Badenian | Slovakia (Bratislava) | Odontaspis crassidens (161996) | |
| Tortonian | Argentina (Entre Rios) | Lamna unicuspidens, Lamna amplibasidens, Lamna serridens (13626) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Netherlands | Lamna sp. (53889) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) | Lamna nasus (162679) | |
| Messinian | Australia (Victoria) | Lamna sp., Lamna crassidens (46167) | |
| Messinian - Zanclean | Australia (Victoria) | Lamna sp., Odontaspis contortidens (154112) | |
| Zanclean | USA (North Carolina) | Lamna sp. (52582) | |
| Zanclean | Holy See (Vatican City State) | Lamna sp. (209253) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Australia (South Australia) | Lamna sp., Carcharias contortidens (159914) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Georgia) | Lamna sp. (77596) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (California) | Lamna ditropis (219033) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Lamna ditropis (160361) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Japan (Aomori) | Lamna ditropis (101898) |