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Triaenodon obesus

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Carcharias obesus was named by Ruppell (1835).

It was recombined as Triaenodon obesus by Purdy et al. (2001) and FourriƩre et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Carcharias obesus Ruppell
2001Triaenodon obesus Purdy et al. p. 156
2014Triaenodon obesus FourriƩre et al. p. 380

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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
genusTriaenodonMueller and Henle 1837
speciesobesus(Ruppell 1835)

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.

Triaenodon obesus Ruppell 1835
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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 Aquitanian to the top of the Langhian or 23.03000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Triaenodon obesus (48887)