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Hypoprion acanthodon

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Galeocerdo acanthodon was named by Le Hon (1871).

It was recombined as Carcharias (Hypoprion) acanthodon by Leriche (1926); it was recombined as Hypoprion acanthodon by Bengevoord (1973), Antunes et al. (1981).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Galeocerdo acanthodon Le Hon
1926Carcharias (Hypoprion) acanthodon Leriche p. 433
1973Hypoprion acanthodon Bengevoord p. 79 fig. 20
1981Hypoprion acanthodon Antunes et al. p. 18 figs. Pl 3, figs 15,18

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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
genusHypoprionMuller and Henle 1838
speciesacanthodon(Le Hon 1871)

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.

Hypoprion acanthodon Le Hon 1871
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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 Langhian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 15.98000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.45 - 11.63Portugal Hypoprion acanthodon (277552 277553 277554 277556)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Netherlands Hypoprion acanthodon (45505)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Portugal Hypoprion acanthodon (56459)