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Pristiophorus lineatus

Chondrichthyes - Squalomorphii - Pristiophoridae

Taxonomy
Pristiophorus lineatus was named by Applegate and Uyeno (1968). Its type specimen is NSMT Pal 7422, an other (spine), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kashima, which is in a Priabonian marine horizon in the Poronai Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Pristiophorus lineatus Applegate and Uyeno p. 195 figs. Plate 1C
1972Pristiophorus lineatus Uyeno p. 224
1982Pristiophorus lineatus Keyes p. 470

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
orderSqualomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderPristiophoriformesBerg 1958
familyPristiophoridaeBleeker 1859
genusPristiophorusBleeker 1859
specieslineatus

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.

Pristiophorus lineatus Applegate and Uyeno 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:11:14
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:11:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Priabonian or 38.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Japan (Hokkaido) Pristiophorus lineatus (type locality: 202922)