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Sphyrna lewini (scalloped hammerhead)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae

Taxonomy
Zygaena lewini was named by Griffith and Smith (1834). It is extant.

It was recombined as Sphyrna lewini by Purdy et al. (2001), Carrillo-Briceño et al. (2015), Lin et al. (2022).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Zygaena lewini Griffith and Smith
1941Sphyrna diplana Springer
2001Sphyrna lewini Purdy et al. p. 158
2011Sphyrna diplana Ralte et al. p. 343 figs. Pl 3, fig 10
2015Sphyrna lewini Carrillo-Briceño et al. p. 61 fig. 6Q,R
2022Sphyrna lewini Lin et al. p. 24 figs. 17I-L

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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
specieslewini(Griffith and Smith 1834)

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 [scalloped hammerhead]
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Invalid names: Sphyrna diplana Springer 1941 [synonym]
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 13:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Calabrian or 23.04000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India (Mizoram) Sphyrna diplana (241735)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India Sphyrna diplana (87485)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63India Sphyrna diplana (72085)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63India (Orissa) Sphyrna lewini (46343 46366)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Sphyrna lewini (160781)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Panama (Panama) Sphyrna lewini (191987 191988 191990 191993)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Peru (Piura) Sphyrna lewini (162465)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Sphyrna lewini (52582)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Mexico (Baja California Sur) Sphyrna lewini (154117)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Taiwan Sphyrna lewini (275913)