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Odontaspis molassica

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Taxonomy
Lamna (Odontaspis) molassica was named by Probst (1879).

It was recombined as Odontaspis molassica by Villafaña et al. (2020).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Lamna (Odontaspis) molassica Probst
2020Odontaspis molassica Villafaña et al.

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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
genusOdontaspis
speciesmolassica(Probst 1879)

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.

Odontaspis molassica Probst 1879
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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Bavaria) Odontaspis molassica (210593)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Netherlands Odontaspis molassica (45505)