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Scapanorhynchus
Taxonomy
Scapanorhynchus was named by Woodward (1889) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Lamnidae by Chapman (1918); to Selachii by Arambourg and Joleaud (1943); to Scapanorhynchidae by Uyeno (1972) and Herman (1977); to Odontaspidae by Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Lamniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mitsukurinidae by Jordan (1963), Cappetta and Case (1975), Itoigawa (1977), Case (1979), Case and Schwimmer (1988), Case (1991), Müller and Diedrich (1991), Siverson (1992), Biddle (1993), Shimada (1996), Underwood and Mitchell (1999), Cappetta and Case (1999), Zalmout and Mustafa (2001), Cicimurri (2003), Niedźwiedzki and Kalina (2003), Cuny et al. (2004), Shimada (2006), Cahuzac et al. (2007), Bourdon et al. (2011), Guinot et al. (2013), Cicimurri et al. (2014), Bice and Shimada (2016), Amalfitano et al. (2020) and Maisch et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Lamnidae by Chapman (1918); to Selachii by Arambourg and Joleaud (1943); to Scapanorhynchidae by Uyeno (1972) and Herman (1977); to Odontaspidae by Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Lamniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mitsukurinidae by Jordan (1963), Cappetta and Case (1975), Itoigawa (1977), Case (1979), Case and Schwimmer (1988), Case (1991), Müller and Diedrich (1991), Siverson (1992), Biddle (1993), Shimada (1996), Underwood and Mitchell (1999), Cappetta and Case (1999), Zalmout and Mustafa (2001), Cicimurri (2003), Niedźwiedzki and Kalina (2003), Cuny et al. (2004), Shimada (2006), Cahuzac et al. (2007), Bourdon et al. (2011), Guinot et al. (2013), Cicimurri et al. (2014), Bice and Shimada (2016), Amalfitano et al. (2020) and Maisch et al. (2021).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1889 | Scapanorhynchus Woodward p. 351 |
| 1918 | Scapanorhynchus Chapman p. 8 |
| 1943 | Scapanorhynchus Arambourg and Joleaud p. 59 |
| 1963 | Scapanorhynchus Jordan p. 599 |
| 1972 | Scapanorhynchus Uyeno p. 224 |
| 1975 | Scapanorhynchus Cappetta and Case p. 14 |
| 1977 | Scapanorhynchus Herman p. 167 |
| 1977 | Scapanorhynchus Itoigawa p. 130 |
| 1979 | Scapanorhynchus Case p. 79 |
| 1981 | Scapanorhynchus Thurmond and Jones p. 46 |
| 1988 | Scapanorhynchus Case and Schwimmer p. 294 |
| 1991 | Scapanorhynchus Case p. 4 |
| 1991 | Scapanorhynchus Müller and Diedrich p. 28 |
| 1992 | Scapanorhynchus Siverson p. 541 |
| 1993 | Scapanorhynchus Biddle p. 204 |
| 1996 | Scapanorhynchus Shimada p. 6 |
| 1999 | Scapanorhynchus Cappetta and Case p. 19 |
| 1999 | Scapanorhynchus Underwood and Mitchell |
| 2001 | Scapanorhynchus Zalmout and Mustafa pp. 389-390 figs. 1-3, plate 5 |
| 2002 | Scapanorhynchus Sepkoski |
| 2003 | Scapanorhynchus Cicimurri p. 10 figs. 5, G |
| 2003 | Scapanorhynchus Niedźwiedzki and Kalina p. 21 |
| 2004 | Scapanorhynchus Cuny et al. p. 133 figs. Pl. II, figs 4-6 |
| 2006 | Scapanorhynchus Shimada p. 168 |
| 2007 | Scapanorhynchus Cahuzac et al. p. 21 |
| 2011 | Scapanorhynchus Bourdon et al. p. 17 |
| 2013 | Scapanorhynchus Guinot et al. p. 644 |
| 2014 | Scapanorhynchus Cicimurri et al. pp. 18-20 fig. 12 |
| 2016 | Scapanorhynchus Bice and Shimada p. 175 |
| 2020 | Scapanorhynchus Amalfitano et al. p. 264 |
| 2021 | Scapanorhynchus Maisch et al. pp. 5, 14, 21 figs. 6A-H, 11A, 11E |
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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. †Scapanorhynchus Woodward 1889
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†Scapanorhynchus elongatus Woodward 1889
†Scapanorhynchus lewisi Davis 1887
†Scapanorhynchus minimus Landemaine 1991
†Scapanorhynchus perssoni Siverson 1992
†Scapanorhynchus praeraphiodon Sokolov 1978
†Scapanorhynchus puercoensis Bourdon et al. 2011
†Scapanorhynchus rapax Quaas 1902
†Scapanorhynchus subulatus Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Lamna carinata Davis 1888 [synonym], Odontaspis kaikoraensis Davis 1888 [synonym]
†Scapanorhynchus tenuis Case et al. 2001
†Scapanorhynchus trigeri Coquand 1859
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Serravallian or 129.40000 to 11.62000 Ma
Collections (190 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Cretaceous | USA (Oregon) | S. sp. (200871) | |
| Barremian | Japan (Gunma) | S. sp. (229065) | |
| Barremian - Albian | Tunisia (Medinine) | S. sp. (166013) | |
| Aptian | Japan (Iwate) | S. sp. (210764 210765) | |
| Early/Lower Aptian | United Kingdom (England) | S. sp. (235313) | |
| Albian | Switzerland | Lamna subulata (2237) | |
| Albian | USA (Oregon) | S. sp. (229463) | |
| Middle Albian | France (Haute-Marne) | S. praeraphiodon (235569) | |
| Middle Albian | France (Marne) | S. praeraphidion (235563 235564) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | United Kingdom (England) | S. praeraphiodon (213350 213351) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (North Carolina) | Lamna texana (151059 190580) S. texanus (71488 215804) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (New Jersey) | S. texanus (124937) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Mexico (Coahuila) | S. texanus (79606) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Texas) | S. sp. (61738) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian | USA (New Jersey) | S. texanus (124938) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | Niger (Tahoua) | S. rhaphiodon (75233) | |
| Bartonian | Trinidad and Tobago | S. sp. (169204) | |
| Priabonian | USA (Alabama) | Odontaspis malletiana (45637) | |
| Rupelian | Australia (South Australia) | S. maslinensis (45823) | |
| Serravallian | USA (Maryland) | Lamna subulata (55396) | |