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Rhizoprionodon longurio

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Carcharias longurio was named by Jordan and Gilbert (1882). It is extant.

It was recombined as Rhizoprionodon longurio by Carillo-Briceño et al. (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Carcharias longurio Jordan and Gilbert
2014Rhizoprionodon longurio Carillo-Briceño et al. p. 83

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyCarcharhinidaeJordan and Evermann 1896
genusRhizoprionodonWhitley 1929
specieslongurio(Jordan and Gilbert 1882)

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.

Rhizoprionodon longurio Jordan and Gilbert 1882
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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 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 13.82000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Ecuador Rhizoprionodon longurio (204346 204349)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Mexico (Baja) Rhizoprionodon longurio (154117)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Ecuador Rhizoprionodon longurio (97639)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Rhizoprionodon longurio (190889)