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Galeolamna gangeticus

Chondrichthyes - Odontaspidida - Isuridae

Taxonomy
Carcharias gangeticus was named by Mueller and Henle (1841). It is extant.

It was recombined as Galeolamna gangetica by Deraniyagala (1968); it was recombined as Galeolamna gangeticus by Deraniyagala (1969).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Carcharias gangeticus Mueller and Henle
1968Galeolamna gangetica Deraniyagala p. 94
1969Galeolamna gangeticus Deraniyagala p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
infraclassOsteodonti
superorderLamnae
orderOdontaspidida
superfamilyIsuroidea
familyIsuridaeGray 1851
genusGaleolamnaOwen
speciesgangeticus(Mueller and Henle 1841)

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.

Galeolamna gangeticus Mueller and Henle 1841
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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: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Langhian or 15.98000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Sri Lanka Galeolamna gangetica (13449)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Sri Lanka (Puttalam) Galeolamna gangetica (14149)