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Propristis schweinfurthi

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae

Taxonomy
Propristis schweinfurthi was named by Priem (1897).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Propristis schweinfurthi Priem p. 228
1906Propristis schweinfurthi Andrews p. 318
1926Propristis schweinfurthi White p. 49
1981Propristis schweinfurthi Case p. 71
1987Propristis schweinfurthi Cappetta p. 158
2019Propristis schweinfurthi Ebersole et al. p. 111
2020Propristis schweinfurthi Adnet et al. p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRhinopristiformesLast et al. 2016
familyPristidaeBonaparte 1838
genusPropristis
speciesschweinfurthiPriem 1897

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 54.90000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Virginia) Propristis schweinfurthi (15595)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Propristis schweinfurthi (41989 41992)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Togo Propristis schweinfurthi (32991)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Nigeria Propristis schweinfurthi (60711)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9Egypt Propristis schweinfurthi (62459)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Western Sahara Propristis schweinfurthi (175734)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Tunisia (Sidi Bouzid Township) Propristis schweinfurthi (173640)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Propristis schweinfurthi (81266 176944)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Nigeria Propristis schweinfurthi (32905)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Egypt Propristis schweinfurthi (42054)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Propristis schweinfurthi (73434)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Propristis schweinfurthi (75638)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Propristis schweinfurthi (45640)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Egypt Propristis schweinfurthi (79700 96952)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Western Sahara Propristis schweinfurthi (96686 96688)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Arkansas) Propristis schweinfurthi (16549)