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Keasius

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Cetorhinidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Praecetorhinus Hocht p. 81
2013Keasius Welton p. 22
2016Keasius Přikryl et al.

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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
familyCetorhinidaeGill 1862
genusKeasius

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.

G. †Keasius Welton 2013
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†Keasius parvus Leriche 1908
†Keasius rhenanus Reinecke and Radwanski 2015
†Keasius septemtrionalis Reinecke and Radwanski 2015
†Keasius taylori Welton 2013
Invalid names: Praecetorhinus Hocht 1978 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: fast-movingf
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: suspension feederf
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2014-09-12 14:27:57
Modified: 2014-09-12 14:27:57
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Purdy 1988

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Badenian or 38.00000 to 12.70000 Ma

Collections (53 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) Cetorhinus parvus (140018)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) K. taylori (75900 161920 161921)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.2 - 28.4Czech Republic Cetorhinus parvus (186638)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France Cetorhinus parvus (69805)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany K. parvus (65056 221627 221630 221631 221632 221661 221662)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Belgium K. parvus (221628 221629)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Romania Cetorhinus parvus (187379)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Netherlands Cetorhinus parvus, K. parvus (87250)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1France K. parvus (221663)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Poland K. parvus (186589)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Cetorhinus parvus (68021)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) K. parvus (65088)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Czech Republic Cetorhinus parvus (125331)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (South Carolina) Cetorhinus parvus (97550)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany K. septemtrionalis (93518 221664 221682)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (Schleswig-Holstein) K. septemtrionalis (221683)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Cetorhinus parvus (32012) K. septemtrionalis (80366)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Germany K. septemtrionalis (221687)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Germany K. septemtrionalis (221686)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Germany (Schleswig-Holstein) K. septemtrionalis (221684 221685)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany K. rhenanus (111599)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Belgium K. rhenanus (114830 221689)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) K. rhenanus (221692 221694 221695 221696 221697 221698 221699)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Netherlands (Gelderland) K. rhenanus (32040)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Belgium K. rhenanus (221691)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Virginia) Cetorhinus parvus (79793)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany K. rhenanus (221688 221690 221693 221700)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) K. rhenanus (221701)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Virginia) Cetorhinus parvus (187324)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Belgium K. rhenanus (208831)