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Jaekelotodus africanus

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Taxonomy
Odontaspis robusta africana was named by Arambourg (1952).

It was recombined as Jaekelotodus africanus by Guinot et al. (2020), Boulemia and Adnet (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Odontaspis robusta africana Arambourg
2020Jaekelotodus africanus Guinot et al. p. 23 figs. 5A-I
2023Jaekelotodus africanus Boulemia and Adnet p. 4 figs. 2H-K

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyOdontaspididaeMüller and Henle 1839
genusJaekelotodus
speciesafricanus(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.

Jaekelotodus africanus 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 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Thanetian or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Togo Jaekelotodus africanus (61561)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Algeria Jaekelotodus africanus (232262)