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Pristis attenuatus

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae

Taxonomy
Pristis attenuatus was named by Cope (1869).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. aquitanus, P. lahtami, P. lyceensis, P. pectinata, P. perotteti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Pristis attenuatus Cope p. 244
1902Pristis attenuatus Hay p. 316

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRhinopristiformesLast et al. 2016
familyPristidaeBonaparte 1838
genusPristisLinck 1790
speciesattenuatus

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.

†Pristis attenuatus Cope 1869
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Eocene to the top of the Pliocene or 56.00000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene - Pliocene56.0 - 2.58USA (North Carolina) Pristis attenuatus (275666)