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Odontaspis ferox

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Taxonomy
Odontaspis ferox was named by Risso (1826). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Odontaspis ferox Risso
1843Odontaspis ferox Agassiz figs. Pl P, figs 1-4
2001Odontaspis ferox Purdy et al. p. 104

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyOdontaspididaeMüller and Henle 1839
genusOdontaspis
speciesferoxRisso 1826

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.

Odontaspis ferox Risso 1826
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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 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: base of the Chattian to the top of the Serravallian or 28.10000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (California) Odontaspis ferox (11601)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Odontaspis ferox (48887)
Neogene23.03 - 2.588Madagascar Odontaspis ferox (55451)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Virginia) Odontaspis ferox (79793)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Virginia) Odontaspis ferox (126605)