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Sphyrna lewini
Taxonomy
Zygaena lewini was named by Griffith and Smith (1834).
It was recombined as Sphyrna lewini by Purdy et al. (2001).
It was recombined as Sphyrna lewini by Purdy et al. (2001).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1834 | Zygaena lewini Griffith and Smith |
| 2001 | Sphyrna lewini Purdy et al. p. 158 |
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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 lewini Griffith and Smith 1834
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Zanclean or 15.98000 to 3.60000 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Miocene | India (Orissa) | Sphyrna lewini (46343 46366) | |
| Tortonian | Panama (Colon) | Sphyrna lewini (160781) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Panama (Panama) | Sphyrna lewini (191987 191988 191990 191993) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Peru (Piura) | Sphyrna lewini (162465) | |
| Messinian - Zanclean | Mexico (Baja) | Sphyrna lewini (154117) | |
| Zanclean | USA (North Carolina) | Sphyrna lewini (52582) |