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Brachycarcharias atlasi

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Taxonomy
Odontaspis atlasi was named by Nolf (1972).

It was recombined as Brachycarcharias atlasi by Marramà et al. (2019), Ebersole et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Odontaspis atlasi Nolf
2019Brachycarcharias atlasi Ebersole et al. p. 37
2019Brachycarcharias atlasi Marramà et al. p. 103

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyOdontaspididaeMüller and Henle 1839
genusBrachycarcharias
speciesatlasi(Nolf 1972)

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: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Bartonian or 56.00000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03USA (Alabama) Brachycarcharias atlasi (81179 209524)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Brachycarcharias atlasi (81266)