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Mitsukurina owstoni (goblin shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae

Taxonomy
Mitsukurina owstoni was named by Jordan (1898). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Mitsukurina owstoni Jordan
2023Mitsukurina owstoni Malyshkina et al. p. 1730 figs. 3B-E

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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
speciesowstoniJordan 1898

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 owstoni Jordan 1898 [goblin shark]
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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: Serravallian or 13.82000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neogene23.04 - 2.58Indian Ocean Mitsukurina owstoni (55451)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63South Korea Mitsukurina lineata (221132) Mitsukurina owstoni (226844)