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Carcharhinus plumbeus

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Squalus plumbeus was named by Nardo (1827).

It was recombined as Carcharhinus plumbeus by Purdy et al. (2001) and Kent (2018).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. albomarginatus, C. balochensis, C. brachiurus, C. brachurus, C. longimanus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Squalus plumbeus Nardo
2001Carcharhinus plumbeus Purdy et al. p. 154
2018Carcharhinus plumbeus Kent p. 118

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyCarcharhinidaeJordan and Evermann 1896
genusCarcharhinusde Blainville 1816
speciesplumbeus(Nardo 1827)

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.

†Carcharhinus plumbeus Nardo 1827
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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Carcharhinus plumbeus (48887)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Saudi Arabia Carcharhinus plumbeus (47026)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Carcharhinus plumbeus (160781)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Carcharhinus plumbeus (96700)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Florida) Carcharhinus plumbeus (162452)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Panama (Panama) Carcharhinus plumbeus (191995 191996)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Portugal Carcharhinus plumbeus (91423)
MN 137.246 - 4.9Portugal (Alvalade) Carcharhinus plumbeus (65955)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Carcharhinus plumbeus (52582)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0USA (South Carolina) Carcharhinus plumbeus (91707)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alabama) Carcharhinus plumbeus (187584)