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Rhizoprionodon bisulcatus

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Rhizoprionodon bisulcatus was named by Li (1997). Its type specimen is IVPP8962, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. teraenovae, R. terranovae, R. oligolinx

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Rhizoprionodon bisulcatus Li p. 119 figs. 6F-H

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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
genusRhizoprionodonWhitley 1929
speciesbisulcatus

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 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 Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71China (Xinjiang) Rhizoprionodon bisulcatus (278018)