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Isogomphodon acuarias

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Alopecias acuarias was named by Probst (1879).

It was recombined as Aprionodon acuarius by Mora Morote (1996); it was recombined as Isogomphodon acuarius by Carrillo-Briceño et al. (2016); it was recombined as Isogomphodon acuarias by Villafaña et al. (2020); it was recombined as Carcharhinus acuarius by Landau et al. (2025), Cicimurri et al. (2025).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Alopecias acuarias Probst
1996Aprionodon acuarius Mora Morote p. 107 figs. Pl 5, figs 9,10
2016Isogomphodon acuarius Carrillo-Briceño et al. p. 9 figs. 7.1-7.5
2020Isogomphodon acuarias Villafaña et al.
2025Carcharhinus acuarius Cicimurri et al. p. 31
2025Carcharhinus acuarius Landau et al. p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyCarcharhinidaeJordan and Evermann 1896
genusIsogomphodonGill 1862
speciesacuarias(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.

Isogomphodon acuarias 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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Hemphillian or 27.30000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Mississippi) Carcharhinus acuarius (133111)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Isogomphodon acuarius (37238)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Falcón) Isogomphodon acuarius (228725)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Bavaria) Isogomphodon acuarius (210593)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Isogomphodon acuarius (90354)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France (Loupian) Isogomphodon acuarius (161623)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Portugal (Penedo) Isogomphodon acuarius (161620)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63France (Gironde) Isogomphodon acuarius (161524 161525 161527 161533)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Portugal Carcharhinus acuarius (276004)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) Isogomphodon acuarius (162678)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7Costa Rica (Puntarenas) Isogomphodon acuarius (144596)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain Aprionodon acuarius (277521)