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Cetorhinidae (basking shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Cetorhinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Cetorhinidae Gill
1963Cetorhinidae Jordan p. 599
1974Cetorhinidae Kalabis and Schultz p. 185
1978Cetorhinidae Schultz p. 204
1983Cetorhinidae Bendix-Almgreen p. 2
1998Cetorhinidae Cione and Reguero p. 84
1998Cetorhinidae Duffin p. 160
2001Cetorhinidae Purdy et al. p. 109
2009Cetorhinidae Cicimurri and Knight p. 630
2013Cetorhinidae Welton p. 3
2016Cetorhinidae Nelson et al. p. 67
2016Cetorhinidae Přikryl et al.
2018Cetorhinidae Kent p. 102

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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
familyCetorhinidaeGill 1862
familyCetorhinidaeGill 1862

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.

Fm. Cetorhinidae Gill 1862 [basking shark]
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G. †Caucasochasma Prokoviev and Sychevskaya 2018
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†Caucasochasma zherikhini Prokoviev and Sychevskaya 2018
G. Cetorhinus de Blainville 1816
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†Cetorhinus duponti Hasse 1882
†Cetorhinus huddlestoni Welton 2014
Cetorhinus maximus Gunner 1765 [basking shark]
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Invalid names: Hannovera aurata Van Beneden 1871 [synonym], Selache duponti Hasse 1882 [synonym]
†Cetorhinus piersoni Welton 2015
Invalid names: Hannovera Van Beneden 1871 [synonym], Polyprosopus Couch 1863 [synonym], Selache Cuvier 1817 [synonym], Tetroras Rafinesque 1810 [synonym]
G. †Keasius Welton 2013
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†Keasius parvus Leriche 1908
†Keasius rhenanus Reinecke and Radwanski 2015
†Keasius septemtrionalis Reinecke and Radwanski 2015
†Keasius taylori Welton 2013
Invalid names: Praecetorhinus Hocht 1978 [replaced]
G. †Pseudocetorhinus Duffin 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: fast-movingf
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: suspension feederf
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2014-09-12 14:27:57
Modified: 2014-09-12 14:27:57
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Purdy 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 205.70000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 201.4 Ma

Collections (106 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Pseudocetorhinus pickfordi (166561)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Pseudocetorhinus pickfordi (275902)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Luxembourg Pseudocetorhinus pickfordi (67895)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4France (Jura) Pseudocetorhinus pickfordi (60566 60568)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4United Kingdom (England) Pseudocetorhinus pickfordi (120898)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica Cetorhinus sp. (100414)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Antarctica (Seymour Island) Cetorhinus sp. (53666)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) Cetorhinus parvus (140018)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Keasius sp. (236597)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Keasius taylori (75900 161920 161921)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3Czechia Cetorhinus parvus (186638)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation (Adygeia) Caucasochasma zherikhini (186470)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France Cetorhinus parvus (69805)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Japan (Fukuoka) Cetorhinus sp. (161440)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Keasius parvus (65056 221627 221630 221631 221632 221661 221662)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Poland (Subcarpathian Voivodeship) Keasius parvus (186589)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Belgium Keasius parvus (221628 221629)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Netherlands Cetorhinus parvus, Keasius parvus (87250)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Keasius parvus (65088)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Romania Cetorhinus parvus (187379)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Czechia (Moravia) Cetorhinus sp. (104941)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Cetorhinus parvus (68021)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France Keasius parvus (221663)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Czechia Cetorhinus parvus (125331)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Cetorhinus parvus (32012) Keasius septemtrionalis (80366)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (South Carolina) Cetorhinus parvus (97550)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Cetorhinus sp. (11601)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany Keasius septemtrionalis (93518 221664 221682)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (Schleswig-Holstein) Keasius septemtrionalis (221683)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Germany Keasius septemtrionalis (221687)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Germany Keasius septemtrionalis (221686)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Germany (Schleswig-Holstein) Keasius septemtrionalis (221684 221685)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Cetorhinus sp. (48887)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Japan (Hiroshima) Cetorhinus sp. (161447)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Japan (Saitama) Cetorhinus maximus (161441)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Washington) Cetorhinus sp. (200869)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Oregon) Cetorhinus piersoni (221703)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany Keasius rhenanus (111599)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Belgium Keasius rhenanus (114830 221689)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Cetorhinus sp. (45506 70834)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Virginia) Cetorhinus parvus (79793)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Belgium (Flemish Region) Keasius rhenanus (275668)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (California) Cetorhinus huddlestoni (221702) Cetorhinus sp. (59059)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Netherlands Cetorhinus sp. (45505)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Keasius rhenanus (221692 221694 221695 221696 221697 221698 221699)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Netherlands (Gelderland) Keasius rhenanus (32040)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Belgium Keasius rhenanus (221691)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany Keasius rhenanus (221688 221690 221693 221700)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Keasius rhenanus (221701)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Mexico (Baja California Sur) Cetorhinus sp. (13450)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Gifu) Cetorhinus sp. (161445)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Hokuriku) Cetorhinus maximus (161494)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (Lower Saxony) Cetorhinus maximus (161965)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Czechia (Mikulov) Cetorhinus maximus (161993)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Belgium Keasius rhenanus (208831)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Virginia) Cetorhinus parvus (187324) Cetorhinus sp. (71798)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Denmark Cetorhinus maximus (98312)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Chile Cetorhinus maximus (275717)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Cetorhinus sp. (52213)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Denmark (Jutland) Cetorhinus sp. (34521)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Netherlands Cetorhinus maximus (53889)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Oregon) Cetorhinus maximus (199811)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) Cetorhinus maximus (162679)
Late/Upper Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene11.63 - 2.58Belgium (Antwerpen) Selache aurata (47465)
Tortonian - Piacenzian11.63 - 2.58USA (California) Cetorhinus maximus (188305)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Cetorhinus maximus (184950)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Mexico (Baja) Cetorhinus sp. (154117)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Cetorhinus maximus (204946)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Chile (Antofagasta Region) Cetorhinus sp. (241742)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium (Beveren) Cetorhinus sp. (57912)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Cetorhinus maximus (117471 184963 184965)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Italy Cetorhinus maximus (96766)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.58Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) Cetorhinus sp., Cetorhinus maximus (59003)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Cetorhinus maximus (184957)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Japan (Kanagawa) Cetorhinus maximus (161454)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Oregon) Cetorhinus sp. (222408)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Cetorhinus maximus (160361)