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Misrichthys
Taxonomy
Misrichthys was named by Case and Cappetta (1990) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-u T Eo-u]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Lamniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Carcharhinidae by Case and Cappetta (1990) and Adnet et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Lamniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Carcharhinidae by Case and Cappetta (1990) and Adnet et al. (2020).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Misrichthys Case and Cappetta p. 14 |
| 2002 | Misrichthys Sepkoski |
| 2020 | Misrichthys Adnet et al. p. 11 |
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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. †Misrichthys Case and Cappetta 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 41.30000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene | Egypt | M. stromeri (62459) | |
| Bartonian | Tunisia (Sidi Bouzid Township) | M. sp. (173640) | |
| Priabonian | Egypt | M. stromeri (96952) | |
| Priabonian | Western Sahara | M. stromeri (96686 96688) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | Egypt | M. stromeri (62468) |