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Odontaspis sanguinei

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Taxonomy
Odontaspis sanguinei was named by Case (1978). Its type specimen is MTA 15, a tooth, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Odontaspis sanguinei Case p. 190 figs. 12; Pl. 4:3a-b, 4a-b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyOdontaspididaeMüller and Henle 1839
genusOdontaspis
speciessanguinei

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.

Odontaspis sanguinei Case 1978
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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 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Odontaspis sanguinei (69150)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Mexico) Odontaspis sanguinei (14472)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Odontaspis sanguinei (69161)