Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Notidanus gracilis

Chondrichthyes - Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae

Taxonomy
Notidanus gracilis was named by Davis (1887). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sahil Alma (Lewis collection), which is in a Santonian carbonate lime mudstone in Lebanon.

It was recombined as Hexanchus gracilis by Davis (1887), Cappetta (1980), Thies and Müller (1993).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Hexanchus gracilis Davis
1887Notidanus gracilis Davis p. 470 figs. Pl 14, figs 1,1a
1977Notidanus gracilis Herman p. 96 figs. Pl 3, fig 6
1980Hexanchus gracilis Cappetta p. 77 figs. Pl 1; pl 2, fig 1
1993Hexanchus gracilis Thies and Müller p. 92 fig. 2

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderHexanchiformesde Buen 1926
familyHexanchidaeGray 1851
genusNotidanusCuvier 1817
speciesgracilis

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.

Notidanus gracilis Davis 1887
show all | hide all
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 Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Santonian or 100.50000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Notidanus gracilis (242026)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Lebanon Notidanus gracilis (type locality: 170327)