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Abdounia africana

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Scyliorhinus africanus was named by Arambourg (1952).

It was recombined as Abdounia africana by Noubhani and Cappetta (1997), Guinot et al. (2020).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Scyliorhinus africanus Arambourg
1997Abdounia africana Noubhani and Cappetta p. 89 figs. Pl 48, figs 1-13
2020Abdounia africana Guinot et al. p. 29 figs. 7K-T

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
RankNameAuthor
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyCarcharhinidaeJordan and Evermann 1896
subfamilyCarcharhininaeJordan and Evermann 1896
tribeTriaenodontiniBonaparte 1838
genusAbdounia
speciesafricana(Arambourg 1952)

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.

Abdounia africana Arambourg 1952
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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Thanetian or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Morocco Abdounia africana (214370 214834)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Morocco Abdounia africana (133217)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0Morocco Abdounia africana (214839 214848)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Morocco Abdounia africana (86295 214833)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Togo Abdounia africana (61561)