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Carcharias (Scoliodon) taxandriae

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Carcharias (Scoliodon) taxandriae Leriche p. 431

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyCarcharhinidaeJordan and Evermann 1896
subfamilyScoliodontinaeWhitley 1934
genusCarchariasMuller and Henle 1837
subgenusScoliodon
speciestaxandriae

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 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Tortonian or 23.03000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil Scoliodon taxandriae (112581)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) Scoliodon taxandriae (65162 112590)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Netherlands Scoliodon taxandriae (45505)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Brazil (Para) Scoliodon taxandriae (58454)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Costa Rica Scoliodon taxandriae (91357)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Germany Scoliodon taxandriae (162719)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) Scoliodon taxandriae (162678)