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Kenolamna gunsoni

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae

Taxonomy
Cretolamna gunsoni was named by Siverson (1996). Its type specimen is WAM 95.7.49, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Thirindine Point ridge (0.52 m below base of Beedagong Claystone), which is in a Cenomanian coastal claystone in the Gearle Siltstone Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Kenolamna gunsoni by Siversson et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Cretolamna gunsoni Siverson p. 829 figs. Pl 3, figs 9-13
2015Kenolamna gunsoni Siversson et al. p. 377 figs. 19D, 23-25

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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
familyOtodontidae
genusKenolamna
speciesgunsoni()

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.

Kenolamna gunsoni Siverson 1996
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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 Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (Western Australia) Cretolamna gunsoni (215794)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Australia (Western Australia) Cretolamna gunsoni (215795)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Australia (Western Australia) Kenolamna gunsoni (215765 215766 215767 215768)