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Hemipristis heteropleurus

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae

Taxonomy
Hemipristis heteropleurus was named by Agassiz (1844) [year is a guess].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Hemipristis heteropleurus Agassiz
1902Hemipristis heteropleurus Hay p. 313
1907Hemipristis heteropleurus Jordan p. 104 fig. 6
1923Hemipristis heteropleurus Jordan and Hanibal p. 40 figs. (Plat e II. u. ,ยท. aa. bb.)

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyHemigaleidae
genusHemipristis
speciesheteropleurusAgassiz 1844

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.

Hemipristis heteropleurus Agassiz 1844
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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 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Pliocene or 23.03000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Baja California Sur) Hemipristis heteropleurus (43806 43807)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) Hemipristis heteropleurus (186025)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Mexico (Baja California Sur) Hemipristis heteropleurus (96580)