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Carcharhinus acuarius

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Alopecias acuarias was named by Probst (1879).

It was recombined as Isogomphodon acuarias by VillafaƱa et al. (2020); it was recombined as Carcharhinus acuarius by Cicimurri et al. (2025).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Alopecias acuarias Probst
2020Isogomphodon acuarias VillafaƱa et al.
2025Carcharhinus acuarius Cicimurri et al. p. 31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyCarcharhinidaeJordan and Evermann 1896
genusCarcharhinusde Blainville 1816
speciesacuarius(Probst 1879)

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.

Carcharhinus acuarius Probst 1879
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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 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Mississippi) Carcharhinus acuarius (133111)