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Sphyrna vespertina

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae

Taxonomy
Sphyrna vespertina was named by Springer (1940). It is extant.

It was recombined as Sphyrna tiburo vespertina by Applegate (1978).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. aus, S. bus, S. zagaena
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2026-03-25; modified by M. Clapham on 2026-03-25

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Sphyrna vespertina Springer
1978Sphyrna tiburo vespertina Applegate p. 57
2021Sphyrna vespertina Carrasco-Martínez et al.

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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
familySphyrnidaeGill 1872
genusSphyrnaRafinesque 1810
speciesvespertinaSpringer 1940

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.

Sphyrna vespertina Springer 1940
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Mexico (Baja California Sur) Sphyrna tiburo (154117)