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Centrophorus
| Description | Centrophorus is a genus of squaliform sharks. These deep-water sharks, found in temperate and tropical oceans throughout the world, are characterized by grey or brown bodies, large green eyes, and spines on both dorsal fins. These spines give them their name, from Greek κεντρον, kentron meaning "thorn" and φέρειν, pherein meaning "to bear". From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrophorus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Squaliformes : Centrophoridae : Centrophorus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Squaliformes : Centrophoridae : Centrophorus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Müller, J. & F. G. J. Henle. 1837. Gattungen der Haifische und Rochen nach einer von ihm mit Hrn. Henle unternommenen gemeinschaftlichen Arbeit über die Naturgeschichte der Knorpelfische. Berichte. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1837: 111-118. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (67%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Squaliformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Squaliformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Gulper Sharks, アイザメ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrophorus |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Centrophorus armatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Centrophorus atromarginatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Centrophorus granulosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Centrophorus harrissoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Centrophorus isodon species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Centrophorus lesliei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Centrophorus longipinnis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Centrophorus lusitanicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Centrophorus moluccensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Centrophorus primaevus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Centrophorus seychellorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Centrophorus squamosus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Centrophorus tessellatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Centrophorus uyato species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Centrophorus westraliensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Centrophorus zeehaani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spinax primaevus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1837 | Centrophorus Müller and Henle |
| 1963 | Centrophorus Jordan p. 601 |
| 1984 | Centrophorus Keyes p. 206 |
| 1992 | Centrophorus Long p. 17 |
| 2002 | Centrophorus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2008 | Centrophorus Adnet et al. p. 717 |
| 2014 | Centrophorus Carillo-Briceño et al. p. 80 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
