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Nebrius

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae

Taxonomy
Nebrius was named by Rüppell (1837) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani R Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. It is extant. Its type is Nebrius concolor.

It was assigned to Ginglystomidae by Jordan (1963); to Orectolobiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ginglymostomatidae by Noubhani and Cappetta (1997), Tabuce et al. (2005), Cicimurri and Knight (2009), Case et al. (2015), Ebersole et al. (2019), Cantalice et al. (2019) and Adnet et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Nebrius Rüppell
1963Nebrius Jordan p. 598
1997Nebrius Noubhani and Cappetta p. 38
2002Nebrius Sepkoski
2005Nebrius Tabuce et al. p. 385
2009Nebrius Cicimurri and Knight p. 629
2015Nebrius Case et al. p. 1124
2019Nebrius Cantalice et al. p. 432
2019Nebrius Ebersole et al. p. 23
2020Nebrius Adnet et al. p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
superfamilyOrectoloboideaMaylor 2012
familyGinglymostomatidaeGill 1862
genusNebriusRüppell 1837

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. Nebrius Rüppell 1837
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Nebrius bequaerti Leriche 1919
Nebrius concolor Ruppel 1837
Nebrius ferrugineus Lesson 1831
Nebrius obliquus Leidy 1877
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Invalid names: Ginglymostoma blanckenhorni Stromer 1903 [synonym], Ginglymostoma fourtaui Priem 1905 [synonym]
Nebrius serra Leidy 1877
Nebrius thielensis Winkler 1874
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 07:07:32
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:07:32
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 Maastrichtian to the top of the Serravallian or 70.60000 to 11.62000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (69 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) N. sp. (125950)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) N. sp. (61738)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Morocco N. bequaerti (91362 214369 214370)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Algeria N. obliquus (232262)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Mississippi) N. thielensis (62872)
Clarkforkian56.8 - 55.8USA (South Carolina) N. sp. (15074)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Senegal N. blanckenhorni (209379)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (South Carolina) N. thielensis (203258)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Morocco N. obliquus (116904 158991 214840 214846 214847 214849 214850 214851)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Ginglymostoma blankenhorni (83330) N. thielensi (81179 209524)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Pakistan N. obliquum (79971)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Ginglymostoma serra, N. thielensis (15595)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Mississippi) N. thielensis (62890)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.2United Kingdom (England) N. thielensi (3256 3257)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2Ukraine (Crimea) N. sp. (140018)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Mexico (Chiapas) N. sp. (45920)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Togo N. blanckenhorni (32991)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Morocco N. obliquus (91339)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) N. sp., N. thielensis (13346) N. thielensi (209521 209522)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Nigeria Ginglymostoma serra (77257 187560)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) N. thielensi (41992 41996 41998)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Egypt N. blanckenhorni (137540)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Ginglymostoma serra (3534)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Ginglymostoma serra (16848) N. thielensi (81266 176944)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Tunisia (Sidi Bouzid Township) N. sp. (173640)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt N. sp. (137554 137563 137569 137582)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Georgia) N. theilensis, Ginglymostoma serra (45640)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Western Sahara N. obliquus (96686 96688)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Arkansas) Ginglymostoma serra (16549)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Ginglymostoma serra (32925 55251 75638)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (South Carolina) N. thielensi (202013 202014)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Pakistan N. obliquum (150337)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Oman (Dhofar) N. sp. (175334)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (North Carolina) N. sp. (71651)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Pakistan (Balochistan) N. obliquum (78423)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (South Carolina) N. serra (97550)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil Ginglymostoma serra (112581)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) Ginglymostoma serra, N. obliquus (65162 112590)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (South Carolina) Ginglymostoma serra (18506)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Pakistan (Balochistan) N. sp. (77783)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Brazil (Para) Ginglymostoma serra, N. obliquus (58454)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Gifu) N. delfortriei (161445)