IRMNG - Otodontidae Glikman, 1964 †

IRMNG taxon details

Otodontidae Glikman, 1964 †

IRMNG_ID

101539 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:101539)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Lamniformes

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Genus Kenolamna Siversson, Lindgren, Newbrey, Cederström & Cook, 2015. †
Genus Megalolamna Shimada, Chandler, Lam, Tanaka & Ward, 2016 †
Genus Otodus Agassiz, 1838 †
Genus Palaeogenotodus Herman & Van Den Eeckhaut, 2010 †
Genus Cretalamna Glikman, 1958 † (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

marine

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

The sharks of the Paleogene and their stratigraphical importance. "Nauk", Moscow, Leningrad [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2025). Otodontidae Glikman, 1964 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101539 on 2025-12-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-11-20 23:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2025-10-30 07:59:11Z

changed

Edkins, Keith

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Sources (5)
Notes (2)

original description The sharks of the Paleogene and their stratigraphical importance. "Nauk", Moscow, Leningrad [details]

basis of record Siversson, M.; Lindgren, J.; Newbrey, M.G.; Cederström, P.; Cook, T.D. (2013). Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Campanian) mid-palaeolatitude sharks of Cretalamna appendiculata type. <em>Acta Palaeontologica Polonica.</em> 60(2): 339–384., available online at https://doi.org/10.4202/app.2012.0137 [details]

basis of record Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Chondrichthyes (Class) > Elasmobranchii (Subclass) > Lamniformes (Order) > Otodontidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Palaeocene (Thanetian)-Pliocene [details]