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Lamna gracilis

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Taxonomy
Lamna (Odontaspis) gracilis was named by Agassiz (1843).

It was recombined as Lamna gracilis by Agassiz (1843) and Hay (1902).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Lamna gracilis Agassiz figs. Pl 37a, figs 2-4
1843Lamna (Odontaspis) gracilis Agassiz p. 295
1847Lamna (Odontaspis) gracilis Gibbes p. 198
1902Lamna gracilis Hay p. 303

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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
familyLamnidaeMüller and Henle 1838
genusLamnaCuvier 1816
speciesgracilis()

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.

Lamna gracilis Agassiz 1843
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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: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 132.90000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Switzerland Odontaspis gracilis (2198 2256 2259)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Switzerland Odontaspis gracilis (2175 2232)
Albian113.0 - 100.5France Odontaspis gracilis (2168)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Switzerland Odontaspis gracilis (2167 2237)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mozambique Lamna gracilis (174826)