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Mitsukurina maslinensis

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae

Taxonomy
Carcharias maslinensis was named by Pledge (1967).

It was recombined as Mitsukurina maslinensis by Adnet (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Carcharias maslinensis Pledge
2006Mitsukurina maslinensis Adnet p. 67 figs. Pl 22, figs 5,6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyMitsukurinidaeJordan 1898
genusMitsukurinaJordan 1898
speciesmaslinensis(Pledge 1967)

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.

Mitsukurina maslinensis Pledge 1967
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Burdigalian or 48.07000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Mitsukurina maslinensis (61215 74858)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Australia (South Australia) Carcharias maslinensis (159894)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France Mitsukurina maslinensis (161753 277204 277206 277209 277210)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Carcharias maslinensis (159895 159896)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Australia (South Australia) Carcharias maslinensis (159888)