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Cretolamna borealis

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae

Taxonomy
Lamna borealis was named by Priem (1897).

It was recombined as Cretalamna borealis by Siversson et al. (2015), Kanno et al. (2022), Ebersole et al. (2022); it was recombined as Cretolamna borealis by Feichtinger et al. (2024).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Lamna borealis Priem p. 41 figs. Pl 1, fig 9
2015Cretalamna borealis Siversson et al. p. 353 fig. 9,10
2022Cretalamna borealis Ebersole et al. p. 379 figs. 5A-D
2022Cretalamna borealis Kanno et al. p. 9 figs. 5A-D
2024Cretolamna borealis Feichtinger et al. p. 8 fig. 4a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyOtodontidae
genusCretolamna(Glikman 1958)
speciesborealis(Priem 1897)

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.

Cretolamna borealis Priem 1897
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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: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Danian or 85.70000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Japan Cretalamna borealis (228160)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Sweden (Götaland) Cretolamna appendiculata (102886)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Sweden (Skåne) Cretalamna borealis (74334) Cretolamna appendiculata (74335)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Russian Federation (Saratov) Cretalamna borealis (224997) Cretolamna borealis (86332)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Sweden (Skane) Cretolamna appendiculata (106411)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Austria Cretolamna borealis (233359)