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Sphyrna magna

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae

Taxonomy
Sphyrna magna was named by Cope (1868).

It was recombined as Carcharias magna by Eastman (1904).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Sphyrna magna Cope p. 142
1902Sphyrna magna Hay p. 314
1904Carcharias magna Eastman p. 86
1942Sphyrna magna Leriche p. 85

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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
familySphyrnidaeGill 1872
genusSphyrnaRafinesque 1810
speciesmagna

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.

†Sphyrna magna Cope 1868
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Serravallian or 23.03000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) Sphyrna magna (65162 112580 112590)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil Sphyrna magna (112581)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Brazil (Para) Sphyrna magna (58454)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Carcharias magna, Sphyrna magna (57782) Sphyrna magna (55396)