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Isurus sillimanii

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Taxonomy
Oxyrhina sillimani was named by Gibbes (1847).

It was recombined as Isurus sillimanii by Hay (1902) and Rapp (1946).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
I. praeccursor, I. precursor, I. glaucus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Oxyrhina sillimani Gibbes p. 202
1902Isurus sillimanii Hay p. 307
1946Isurus sillimanii Rapp p. 510

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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
familyLamnidaeMüller and Henle 1838
genusIsurusRafinesque 1810
speciessillimanii()

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.

†Isurus sillimanii Gibbes 1847
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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 Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Maryland) Oxyrhina sillimani (45511 70593)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Oxyrhina sillimani (48884)