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Parotodus benedeni

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae

Taxonomy
Isurus benedeni was named by Le Hon (1871).

It was recombined as Parotodus benedeni by Yabe and Hirayama (1998), Kocsis (2007), Fukata et al. (2014) and Landini et al. (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Isurus benedeni Le Hon
1998Parotodus benedeni Yabe and Hirayama p. 47
2007Parotodus benedeni Kocsis p. 34
2014Parotodus benedeni Fukata et al. p. 13
2019Parotodus benedeni Landini et al. p. 358

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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
familyOtodontidae
genusParotodus
speciesbenedeni(Le Hon 1871)

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.

Parotodus benedeni Le Hon 1871
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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 33.90000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Japan (Yamaguchi) Parotodus benedeni (204345)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Slovakia Isurus benedeni (47461)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Madagascar Parotodus benedeni (55451)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Peru (Ica) Parotodus benedeni (100330)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Malta (Gozo) Parotodus benedeni (161385)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Parotodus benedeni (70814)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Hungary Parotodus benedeni (210623)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria (Plesching bei Linz) Isurus benedeni (159375)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Netherlands Isurus benedeni (45505)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Gifu) Isurus benedeni (161445)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Hokuriku) Parotodus benedeni (161496)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Japan (Hokuriku) Parotodus benedeni (161489)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Portugal Isurus benedeni (56459)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Florida) Parotodus benedeni (162457)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Japan (Chiba) Parotodus benedeni (202927)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Mexico (Baja) Isurus benedeni (154117)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Japan (Chiba) Parotodus benedeni (70006)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain (Huelva) Parotodus benedeni (151888)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Angola Isurus benedeni (154111)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Parotodus benedeni (188304)