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Pristiophorus

Chondrichthyes - Squalomorphii - Pristiophoridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Pristiophorus Bleeker
1918Pristiophorus Chapman p. 20
1924Pristiophorus Chapman and Cudmore p. 137
1963Pristiophorus Jordan p. 601
1968Pristiophorus Applegate and Uyeno p. 197
1972Pristiophorus Uyeno p. 224
1982Pristiophorus Keyes p. 459
1992Pristiophorus Long p. 20
1998Pristiophorus Yabe and Hirayama p. 39
2002Pristiophorus Sepkoski
2007Pristiophorus Cahuzac et al. p. 14
2013Pristiophorus Otero et al. p. 23 figs. Fg. 6: 19, 20
2013Pristiophorus Underwood and Schlogl p. 490
2014Pristiophorus Carillo-Briceño et al. p. 80
2016Pristiophorus Carrillo-Briceño et al. p. 83
2017Pristiophorus Engelbrecht et al. p. 843
2019Pristiophorus Cappetta et al. p. 1160
2020Pristiophorus Villafaña et al.
2022Pristiophorus Cicimurri et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
orderSqualomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderPristiophoriformesBerg 1958
familyPristiophoridaeBleeker 1859
genusPristiophorusBleeker 1859

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. Pristiophorus Bleeker 1859
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†Pristiophorus laevis Engelbrecht et al. 2017
†Pristiophorus lineatus Applegate and Uyeno 1968
†Pristiophorus napierensis Chapman 1918
†Pristiophorus pricei Cappetta et al. 2019
Pristiophorus schroederi Springer and Bullis 1960
†Pristiophorus smithi Cappetta et al. 2019
†Pristiophorus striatus Underwood and Schlogl 2013
†Pristiophorus tumidens Woodward 1932
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:11:14
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:11:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Waipipian or 85.80000 to 3.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.5 Ma

Collections (85 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Lebanon P. tumidens (92241)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (British Columbia) P. smithi (221572) P. smithi, P. pricei (221571)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Israel P. sp. (35443)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Madagascar (Mahajanga) P. sp. (144918)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco P. sp. (99627)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Antarctica (Seymour Island) P. laevis (176085)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Antarctica P. laevis (100414 191917)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Jordan P. sp. (65225)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) P. sp. (230272 230274)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) P. lanceolatus (53666)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0France (Landes) P. lacipidinensis (161753)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) P. lanceolatus (204230)
Bortonian - Kaiatan42.6 - 36.7New Zealand (Chatham Islands) P. lanceolatus (63106)
Bortonian - Runangan42.6 - 34.3New Zealand P. lanceolatus (204249)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Antarctica P. lanceolatus (31173)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand (South Island) P. lanceolatus (204233)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand P. lanceolatus (74594)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Japan (Hokkaido) P. lineatus (202922)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Jordan P. sp. (32899)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt P. sp. (137550 137551 137569)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Antarctica P. laevis (100419)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Antarctica (Seymour Island) P. sp. (100290)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Chile P. sp. (99478)
Whaingaroan34.6 - 27.3New Zealand (South Island) P. lanceolatus (204237 204238 204239 204240 204241)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (South Carolina) P. sp. (224900)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (California) P. sp. (11601)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03New Zealand (South Otago) P. lanceolatus, Lamna lanceolata (45653)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) P. lanceolatus (174143)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand P. lanceolatus (152359)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (North Otago) P. lanceolatus (63049)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) P. lanceolatus (204235)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) P. lanceolatus (204231 204234)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Colombia (La Guajira) P. sp. (182218)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) P. sp. (48887)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) P. lanceolatus (51330)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333New Zealand (South Island) Lamna lanceolata (202913 202915)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) P. lanceolatus (204245)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Slovakia P. striatus (161899 161900 161901 161902)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Bavaria) P. sp. (210593)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) P. lanceolatus (204232 204236 204242)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Portugal (Penedo) P. suevicus (161620)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) P. lanceolatus (174139)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Hokuriku) P. sp. (161492 161496)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Gifu) P. sp. (161445)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62France (Gironde) P. suevicus (161524 161527)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Belgium P. sp. (208831)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand P. lanceolatus (204244)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand (South Island) P. lanceolatus (204243)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Peru P. sp. (45486)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) P. sp. (160781)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Ecuador P. sp. (204352)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) P. sp. (162679)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Chile (Copiapó) P. sp. (224050)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) P. lanceolatus (46167)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Japan (Chiba) P. lanceolatus (202927)
MN 137.246 - 4.9Portugal (Alvalade) P. sp. (65955)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Japan (Chiba) P. lanceolatus (70006)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.588Australia (South Australia) P. lanceolatus (50343)
Kapitean6.5 - 5.333New Zealand (North Island) P. lanceolatus (204248)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.6New Zealand (North Island) P. lanceolatus (204246)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (California) P. sp. (50068)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy P. sp. (206310)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan (Okinawa-Jima) P. japonicus (161452)
Waipipian3.7 - 3.0New Zealand (North Island) P. lanceolatus (204247)
Waipipian3.7 - 3.0New Zealand (Hawera) P. lanceolatus (28039)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588New Zealand (South Island) P. napierensis (87896)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) P. sp. (117472)