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Propristis schweinfurthi

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae

Taxonomy
Propristis schweinfurthi was named by Priem (1897).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. scweinfurthi
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2006-09-15

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Amblypristis cheops Dames
1897Propristis schweinfurthi Priem p. 228
1906Propristis schweinfurthi Andrews p. 318
1926Propristis schweinfurthi White p. 49
1943Propristis schweinfurthi Dartevelle and Casier p. 169 figs. Pl 14, fig 18
1971Propristis schweinfurthi Casier p. 4 figs. Pl, fig 12
1981Propristis schweinfurthi Case p. 71
1987Propristis schweinfurthi Cappetta p. 158
2009Propristis schweinfurthi FarreĢs and Fierstine p. 462 fig. 3,4
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
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—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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Invalid names: Amblypristis cheops Dames 1888 [synonym]
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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Virginia) Propristis schweinfurthi (15595)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Qatar Propristis schweinfurthi (277932)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Togo Propristis schweinfurthi (32991)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Propristis schweinfurthi (41989 41992)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Angola (Cabinda) Propristis schweinfurthi (83988)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Nigeria Propristis schweinfurthi (60711)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9Egypt Propristis schweinfurthi (62459)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain Propristis schweinfurthi (183671)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Egypt Propristis schweinfurthi (42054)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Propristis schweinfurthi (81266 176944)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Western Sahara Propristis schweinfurthi (175734)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Nigeria Propristis schweinfurthi (32905)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Tunisia (Sidi Bouzid Township) Propristis schweinfurthi (173640)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Propristis schweinfurthi (73434)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Western Sahara Propristis schweinfurthi (96686 96688 276344)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Propristis schweinfurthi (75638)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Propristis schweinfurthi (45640)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Egypt Propristis schweinfurthi (79700 96952 137560 137561 137581 137585 137587)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Arkansas) Propristis schweinfurthi (16549)