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Isuridae (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Odontaspidida - Isuridae

Taxonomy
Isuridae was named by Gray (1851). It is extant.

It was assigned to Plagiostomi by Weiler (1938); to Galeoidea by Miller (1967), Deraniyagala (1969); to Isuroidea by Herman (1977); and to Isuroidei by Case (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Isuridae Gray
1938Isuridae Weiler p. 7
1967Isuridae Miller p. 223
1969Isuridae Deraniyagala
1977Isuridae Herman p. 167
1981Isuridae Case p. 56

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
infraclassOsteodonti
superorderLamnae
orderOdontaspidida
superfamilyIsuroidea
familyIsuridaeGray 1851
familyIsuridaeGray 1851

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.

Fm. Isuridae Gray 1851 [mackerel shark]
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G. †Galeolamna Owen
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Galeolamna gangeticus Mueller and Henle 1841
G. †Isuropsis Gill 1862
G. †Oxyrhina Agassiz 1838
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†Oxyrhina crassa Agassiz 1843
†Oxyrhina leptodon Agassiz 1843
†Oxyrhina minuta Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Oxyrhina fastigata Davis 1888 [synonym]
†Oxyrhina nova Winkler 1874
†Oxyrhina plicatilis Agassiz 1843
†Oxyrhina praecursor Leriche 1942
†Oxyrhina quadrans Agassiz 1843
†Oxyrhina subbasalis Kiprijanoff 1854
†Oxyrhina subinflata Agassiz 1843
†Oxyrhina triangularis Egerton 1845
†Oxyrhina uncidens Ameghino 1901
†Oxyrhina vanieri Rouault 1858
†Oxyrhina wilsonii Gibbes 1847
†Oxyrhina zippei Agassiz 1843
Invalid names: Oxyrhina vonhaastii Davis 1888 [nomen dubium]
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 07:06:40
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:06:40
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Pleistocene or 119.57000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.2 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2France Isuridae indet. (56673)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1France Isuridae indet. (56521)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Switzerland Oxyrhina macrorhisa (2237)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France Isuridae indet. (56543)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Isuridae indet. (57942)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (Montana) Isuridae indet. (14766)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Oxyrhina nova (84051)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Oxyrhina praecursor (13299 22804)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom Oxyrhina praecursor (85229)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Egypt Oxyrhina sp. (41898)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Barbados Oxyrhina sp. (220735)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Oxyrhina sp. (149316)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Romania (Cluj-Napoca) Oxyrhina quadrans (221117)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Alabama) Oxyrhina praecursor (28983)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Oxyrhina praecursor (45630)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Venezuela (Falcon) Oxyrhina sp. (221443)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Isurus minutus (48647 174143) Oxyrhina minuta (46166)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Italy Oxyrhina minuta (47623)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Australia (Tasmania) Isurus minutus (28307)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Sri Lanka Galeolamna gangetica (13449)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333New Zealand (South Island) Isurus minutus, Oxyrhina fastigiata (202913) Oxyrhina vonhaastii (204196)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (South Carolina) Oxyrhina praecursor (18506)
Neogene23.04 - 2.58USA (Hawaii) Oxyrhina sp. (99581)
Neogene23.04 - 2.58South Pacific Oxyrhina crassa (99615) Oxyrhina sp. (99582 99611 99612)
Neogene23.04 - 2.58North Pacific Oxyrhina crassa (99614) Oxyrhina sp. (99580)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (New Jersey) Oxyrhina xiphiodon, Oxyrhina minuta (18587)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Slovakia Oxyrhina leptodon (48642)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Maryland) Oxyrhina cuspidata (57786) Oxyrhina elegans (70593)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Oxyrhina eocaena, Oxyrhina minuta (46164)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Sri Lanka (Puttalam) Galeolamna brachyura, Galeolamna minor, Galeolamna gangetica (14149)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Oxyrhina sp. (45506)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Oxyrhina minuta (122377)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Czechia (Uvaly) Oxyrhina xyphodon (148217)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Portugal Isuridae indet. (56459)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Oxyrhina eocaena, Isurus minutus (46167)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Tuscany) Oxyrhina agassizi (96777)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58South Africa Oxyrhina sp. (77479)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Aruba Oxyrhina sp. (209193)