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Hexanchus gracilis

Chondrichthyes - Squalomorphii - Hexanchidae

Taxonomy
Hexanchus gracilis was named by Davis (1887).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Hexanchus gracilis Davis
1993Hexanchus gracilis Thies and Müller p. 92 fig. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
orderSqualomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderHexanchiformesde Buen 1926
familyHexanchidaeGray 1851
genusHexanchusRafinesque 1810
speciesgracilisDavis 1887

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.

Hexanchus gracilis Davis 1887
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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 07:04:38
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:04:38
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 85.80000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Lebanon Hexanchus gracilis (92241)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Hexanchus gracilis (228233)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Niedersachsen) Hexanchus gracilis (31992)