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Acrolamna

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Cretoxyrhinidae

Taxonomy
Acrolamna was named by Zhelezko (1990).

It was assigned to Cretoxyrhinidae by Jambura et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Acrolamna Zhelezko
2024Acrolamna Jambura et al. p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyCretoxyrhinidae
genusAcrolamnaZhelezko 1990

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.

G. †Acrolamna Zhelezko 1990
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†Acrolamna acuminata Agassiz 1835
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Invalid names: Lamna petrocoriensis Coquand 1859 [synonym], Otodus oxyrhinoides Sauvage 1872 [synonym]
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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 113.20000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1France (Champagne-Ardenne) Lamna acuminata (55335)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Lamna acuminata (242186)
Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Poland Lamna acuminata (241823)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Poland Lamna acuminata (113361 241883)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8France Otodus oxyrhinoides (242177)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7France Lamna acuminata (242174)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.8 - 85.7France Lamna acuminata (242184)
Middle Coniacian89.8 - 85.7France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Lamna acuminata, Otodus oxyrhinoides (89988)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation (Orenburg) A. acuminata (232890)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium Cretoxyrhina acuminata (242027 242030)