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Glyphis (river shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Glyphis was named by Agassiz (1843). It is extant.

It was assigned to Squalidae by Gibbes (1847); to Eulamiidae by Rapp (1946); to Galeidae by Jordan (1963); and to Carcharhinidae by Compagno (2005).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Glyphis Agassiz p. 243
1847Glyphis Gibbes p. 193
1946Glyphis Rapp p. 510
1963Glyphis Jordan p. 599
2005Glyphis Compagno

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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
familyCarcharhinidaeJordan and Evermann 1896
genusGlyphis

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. Glyphis Agassiz 1843 [river shark]
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Glyphis hastalis Agassiz 1843
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: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Miocene or 23.03000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Sri Lanka Glyphis minor (13449)