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Odontaspis speyeri

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Taxonomy
Odontaspis speyeri was named by Dartevelle and Casier (1943).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. borodini, O. cheathami, O. hynei, O. steineri, O. tingitana, O. whitei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Odontaspis speyeri Dartevelle and Casier
2015Odontaspis speyeri Adolfssen and Ward p. 329 figs. 6I, 7A,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
familyOdontaspididaeMüller and Henle 1839
genusOdontaspis
speciesspeyeriDartevelle and Casier 1943

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.

†Odontaspis speyeri Dartevelle and Casier 1943
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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 Danian to the top of the Lutetian or 66.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark Odontaspis speyeri (241429)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Sweden Odontaspis speyeri (90575 90576)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (Mississippi) Odontaspis speyeri (62872)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Mississippi) Odontaspis speyeri (62890)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Alabama) Odontaspis speyeri (13346)