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Pristis aethiopicus

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae

Taxonomy
Pristis aethiopicus was named by Dartevelle and Casier (1943).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. aquitanus, P. lahtami, P. luthami, P. lyceensis, P. pectinata, P. perotteti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Pristis aethiopicus Dartevelle and Casier p. 172

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Batomorphi()
orderRhinopristiformesLast et al. 2016
familyPristidaeBonaparte 1838
genusPristisLinck 1790
speciesaethiopicus

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.

†Pristis aethiopicus Dartevelle and Casier 1943
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Angola (Cabinda) Pristis aethiopicus (83988)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Angola Pristis aethiopicus (242407)