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Isurus leptodon

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Taxonomy
Isurus leptodon was named by Agassiz (1843).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
I. praeccursor, I. precursor, I. glaucus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Isurus leptodon Agassiz
1871Isurus gracilis Le Hon
1938Isurus leptodon Weiler p. 7

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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
genusIsurusRafinesque 1810
speciesleptodonAgassiz 1843

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.

†Isurus leptodon Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Isurus gracilis Le Hon 1871 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Netherlands (Winterswijik) Isurus gracilis (87248)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Hungary Isurus leptodon (124377)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Netherlands Isurus gracilis (87249 87250)