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Ganopristis leptodon

Chondrichthyes - Sclerorhynchiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Ganopristis leptodon was named by Arambourg (1935).

It was recombined as Sclerorhynchus leptodon by Casier (1964), Herman (1977).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Ganopristis leptodon Arambourg
1964Sclerorhynchus leptodon Casier p. 5 figs. Pl 1; text-fig 1
1964Sclerorhynchus batavicus Weiler p. 15 figs. 51a-c
1977Sclerorhynchus leptodon Herman p. 296 figs. Pl 15, fig 3
1987Ganopristis leptodon Cappetta p. 149
1999Ganopristis leptodon Cappetta and Corral p. 362 figs. Pl 3, figs 10,11; pl 4, figs 1-3
2004Ganopristis leptodon Suárez and Cappetta
2016Ganopristis leptodon Corral et al. p. 654 figs. 11A-I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Batomorphi()
orderSclerorhynchiformesKriwet 2004
familySclerorhynchidae
genusGanopristisArambourg 1935
speciesleptodonArambourg 1935

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.

†Ganopristis leptodon Arambourg 1935
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Invalid names: Sclerorhynchus batavicus Weiler 1964 [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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Spain (Castilla y Leon) Ganopristis leptodon (28765)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Israel Ganopristis leptodon (35443 35444)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco Ganopristis leptodon (116902 116903)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Israel Ganopristis leptodon (214864)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Egypt Ganopristis leptodon (275565)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium Sclerorhynchus leptodon (242079 275446)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco Ganopristis leptodon (99627 213665 213666) Sclerorhynchus leptodon (242081 242168)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium (Limburg) Sclerorhynchus leptodon (241927)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands Sclerorhynchus batavicus (241706) Sclerorhynchus leptodon (196831 241966 275447 275448)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain (Burgos) Ganopristis leptodon (176782 213730)