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Otodus angustidens turgidus

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae

Taxonomy
Carcharias turgidus was named by Agassiz (1839) [Not originally in Carcharodon.].

It was recombined as Carcharodon turgidus by Agassiz (1843), Nagao (1928); it was recombined as Otodus angustidens turgidus by Zhelezko and Kozlov (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Carcharias turgidus Agassiz figs. Pl 30a, figs 8,9
1843Carcharodon turgidus Agassiz p. 256
1928Carcharodon turgidus Nagao p. 126
1999Otodus angustidens turgidus Zhelezko and Kozlov p. 151 figs. Pls 25,52

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
RankNameAuthor
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyOtodontidaeGlickman 1964
genusOtodus
speciesangustidens()
subspeciesturgidus()

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.

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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, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Burdigalian or 33.90000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Ukraine (Nikopolskyi) Carcharodon turgidus (183531)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Japan Carcharodon turgidus (81199)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Kazakhstan Otodus angustidens (277572)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Slovakia Carcharodon turgidus (48642)