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Tethylamna dunni

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Taxonomy
Tethylamna dunni was named by Cappetta and Case (2016).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. twiggsensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Tethylamna dunni Cappetta and Case
2019Tethylamna dunni Ebersole et al. p. 53

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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
familyOdontaspididaeMüller and Henle 1839
genusTethylamnaCappetta and Case 2016
speciesdunniCappetta and Case 2016

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.

†Tethylamna dunni Cappetta and Case 2016
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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 Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03USA (Alabama) Tethylamna dunni (81179 209524)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Alabama) Tethylamna dunni (81238 209523)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Tethylamna dunni (81266 176944)