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Pristiophorus lanceolata

Chondrichthyes - Squalomorphii - Pristiophoridae

Taxonomy
Lamna lanceolata was named by Davis (1888).

It was recombined as Pristiophorus lanceolata by Chapman (1918) and Chapman and Cudmore (1924); it was recombined as Pristiophorus lanceolatus by Keyes (1982), Long (1992) and Yabe and Hirayama (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Lamna lanceolata Davis p. 20 figs. Plate III, Figs. 12, a-d
1918Pristiophorus lanceolata Chapman p. 20
1924Pristiophorus lanceolata Chapman and Cudmore p. 137
1982Pristiophorus lanceolatus Keyes p. 461
1992Pristiophorus lanceolatus Long p. 20
1998Pristiophorus lanceolatus Yabe and Hirayama p. 39

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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
specieslanceolata()

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.

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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: base of the Chattian to the top of the Miocene or 28.10000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03New Zealand (South Otago) Lamna lanceolata (45653)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333New Zealand (South Island) Lamna lanceolata (202913 202915)