CHONDRICHTHYES - Neoselachii

A taxonomic summary of fossil shark species recorded from the Lower Eocene (Ypresian Stage)

London Clay Formation - Divisions C [upper], D & E - Isle of Sheppey Member - based on teeth collected

Order

Family

Genus (and equivalent common name)

Species

Popular synonyms

HEXANCHIFORMES

BUEN 1926

HEXANCHOIDEI

GARMAN 1913

Hexanchidae

GRAY 1851

 

Hexanchus

RAFINESQUE 1810

[Sixgill shark]

Hexanchus agassizi

CAPPETTA 1976

Hexanchus hookeri

WARD 1979

Hexanchus collinsonae

WARD 1979

 

 

 

Notorhynchus

AYRES 1855

[Sevengill shark]

Notorynchus serratissimus

(AGASSIZ 1844)

[ Notidanus serratissimus (AGASSIZ 1844)]

Notorhynchus (spelling)

 

 

Weltonia

WARD 1979

Weltonia burnhamensis

WARD 1979

 

SQUALIFORMES

GOODRICH 1909

Squalidae

BONAPARTE 1843

Squalinae

BONAPARTE 1843

Squalus

LINNAEUS 1758

[Dog shark]

Squalus minor

(LERICHE 1902)

 

 

Dalitiinae

GRAY 1851

Isistius

GILL 1864

[Cookiecutter shark]

Isistius trituratus

(WINKLER 1874)

 

SQUATINIFORMES

BUEN 1926

Squatinidae

BONAPARTE 1838

Squatina

DUMERIL 1906

[Angelshark]

Squatina prima

(WINKLER 1874)

 

HETERODONTIFORMES

BERG 1937

Heterodontidae

GRAY 1851

Heterodontus

BLAINVILLE 1816

[Bullhead shark]

Heterodontus vincenti

(LERICHE 1905)

Heterodontus woodwardi

CASIER 1946

 

ORECTOLOBIFORMES

APPLEGATE 1972

Parascylliidae

GILL 1862

Pararhincodon

HERMAN in CAPPETTA 1976

[Whale shark]

Pararhincodon ypresiensis

CAPPETTA 1976

 

 

Rhincodontidae

GARMAN 1931

Palaeorhincodon

HERMAN 1974

Palaeorhincodon wardi

HERMAN 1975

 

LAMNIFORMES

BERG 1958

Odontaspididae

M ¥ LLER & HENLE 1839

Jaekelotodus

MENNER 1928

Jaekelotodus trigonalis

(JAEKEL 1895)

[ Odontaspis trigonalis JAEKEL 1895]

 

 

Odontaspis

AGASSIZ 1838

[Ragged tooth shark]

Odontaspis winkleri

LERICHE 1905

 

 

 

Palaeohypotodus

GL ¥ CKMAN 1964

Palaeohypotodus rutoti

(WINKLER 1874)

 

 

 

Striatolamia

GL ¥ CKMAN 1964

Striatolamia macrota

AGASSIZ 1843)

Striatolamia striata

(WINKLER 1874)

[ Eugomphodus macrotus

(AGASSIZ 1843)]

[ Eugomphodus striatus

(WINKLER 1874)]

 

 

Carcharias

RAFINESQUE 1810

 

[Sandtiger shark]

Carcharias hopei

(AGASSIZ 1843)

[ Hypotodus verticalis

(AGASSIZ 1843)] - lateral teeth

also [ Lamna ]

[ Hypotodus robustus

(LERICHE 1921)] - upper lateral teeth : also [ Odontaspis ]

[ Eugomphodus hopei

(AGASSIZ 1843)]

Syn: Synodontaspis hopei

(AGASSIZ 1843)

 

Mitsukurinidae

JORDAN 1898

Anomotodon

ARAMBOURG

1952

[Goblin shark]

Anomotodon sheppeyensis (CASIER 1966)

CAPPETTA 1976

[ Oxyrhina sheppeyensis CASIER 1966)] : also [ Isurus ]

 

Lamnidae

M ¥ LLER & HENLE 1839

Isurolamna

CAPPETTA 1976

Isurolamna affinis

(CASIER 1946)

CAPPETTA 1976

[ Lamna affinis (CASIER 1946)]

 

 

Isurus

RAFINESQUE 1810

[Mako shark]

Isurus praecursor

(LERICHE 1904)

 

 

 

Lamna

CUVIER

[Porbeagle]

“Lamna” lerichei

CASIER 1946

Lamna - sensu lato

 

 

Xiphodolamia

LEIDY 1877

Xiphodolamia eocaena

(WOODWARD 1889)

Syn: Xenodolamia eocaena

(WOODWARD 1889)

 

Otodontidae

GL ¥ CKMAN 1964

Otodus

AGASSIZ 1843

[related to Great White shark]

Otodus obliquus

AGASSIZ 1843

Lamna obliquua (AGASSIZ)

 

Alopiidae

BONAPARTE 1838

Alopias

RAFINESQUE 1810

[Thresher shark]

Alopias crochardi

WARD 1978

 

CARCHARINIFORMES COMPAGNO 1973

Scyliorhinidae

GILL 1862

Megascyliorhinus CAPPETTA & WARD 1977

Magascyliorhinus cooperi

CAPPETTA & WARD 1977

 

 

 

Scyliorhinus

BLAINVILLE 1816

[Catshark]

Scyliorhinus burnhamensis

CAPPETTA 1976

Scyliorhinus casieri

CAPPETTA 1976

Scyliorhinus gilberti

CASIER 1946

Scyliorhinus pattersoni CAPPETTA 1976

Scyliorhinus woodwardi

CAPPETTA 1976

 

 

Triakidae

GRAY 1851

Galeorhinus

BLAINVILLE 1816

[Tope shark]

Galeorhinus lefevrei

(DAEMERIES 1891)

Galeorhinus recticonus

(WINKLER 1875)

Galeorhinus ypresiensis

CASIER 1976

 

 

 

Mustelus

LINCK 1730

[Smooth hound shark]

Mustelus whitei

CAPPETTA 1976

 

 

 

Triakis

M ¥ LLER & HENLE

[Houndshark]

Triakis wardi

CAPPETTA 1976

 

 

Carcharinidae

JORDAN & EVERMANN 1876

Abdounia

CAPPETTA 1980

Abdounia beaugei

(ARAMBOURG 1935)

[ Abdounia biauriculata ]

[ Abdounia minutissima ]

[ “Scyliorhinus” minutissimus (WINKLER 1873)]

[ “Scyliorhinus” biauriculatus (CASIER 1950)]

[“Scyliorhinus” beaugei ARAMBOURG 1935]

 

 

Physogaleus

CAPPETTA 1980

Physogaleus secundus (WINKLER 1874)

Syn: Galeorhinus minor (AGASSIZ 1843)

Syn: Physodon secundus (WINKLER 1874)

Syn: Physodon tertius (WINKLER 1874)

 

 

Scoliodon

M ¥ LLER & HENLE 1837

[Spadenose shark]

Scoliodon sp ?

 

RAJIFORMES

BERG 1940

RHINOBATOIDEI FOWLER 1941

Rhinobatidae

MULLER & HENLE 1838

Rhinobatos

LINCK 1790

Rhinobatos bruxelliensis

JAEKEL 1894

 

RAJOIDEI

GARMAN 1913

Rajidae

BONAPARTE 1831

Raja

LINNAEUS 1758

Raja sp

 

MYLIOBATIFORMES COMPAGNO 1973

Dasyatidae JORDAN 1888

Dasyatis

RAFINESQUE 1810

Dasyatis davisi

CASIER 1966

 

 

Myliobatidae

BONAPARTE 1838

Aetobatus

BLAINVILLE 1816

Aetobatus irregularis

AGASSIZ 1843

 

 

 

Myliobatis

CUVIER 1817

Myliobatis raouxi

ARAMBOURG 1952

Myliobatis dixoni

AGASSIZ 1843

Myliobatis latidens

WOODWARD 1888

Myliobatis toliapicus

AGASSIZ 1843

Myliobatis sp

 

 

Mobulidae

GILL 1893

Burnhamia

CAPPETTA 1976

Burnhamia daviesi (WOODWARD 1889)

CAPPETTA 1976

[ Rhinoptera daviesi WOODWARD 1889]

CHIMAERIFORMES

Chimaeridae

Elasmodus

EGERTON 1843

Elasmodus hunteri

EGERTON 1843

 

 

 

Edaphodon

Edaphodon bucklandi

AGASSIZ 1843

 

 

  References:

 

CAPPETTA H

1976

S ¾ laciens Nouveaux du London Clay de L'Essex (Ypresien du Bassin de Londres) Geobios No 9 - 551-575

CAPPETTA H & WARD DJ

1977

A New Eocene Shark from the London Clay of Essex Palaeontology, Vol 20, Pt 1, 195-202

CAPPETTA H

1980

Modification du Statut G ¾ n ¾ rique de Quelques Esp À ces de S ¾ laciens Cr ¾ tac ¾ s et Tertiaires

Palaeovertebrata, Montpellier 10-1: pp 29-42

CAPPETTA H

1987

Handbook of Paleoichthyology - Volume 3B - Chondrichthyes II - Mesozoic and Cenozoic Elasmobranchii

COMPAGNO LJV

1984

FAO Species Catalogue Vol 4 Sharks of the World - An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Shark Species Known to Date

HERMAN, Jaques

1977

Additions to the Fish Fauna of Belgium 3. Revision of Orectolobiformes. Tertiary Res 1 (4) 127-135

WARD David John

1979

Additions to the fish fauna of the English Palaeogene 3. A review of the Hexanchid sharks with a description of four new species. Tertiary Res. 2 (3) 111-129

WARD DJ

1980

The Distribution of Sharks, Rays and Chimaeroids in the English Palaeogene (Tertiary Res. 3 (1) 13-19 Rotterdam March 1980)

WARD DJ

1988

Hypotodus verticalis , Hypotodus robustus and Hypotodus heinzelini , Chondrichthyes, Lamniformes, junior synonyms of Carcharias hopei (Tertiary Res. 10(1) 1-12 Leiden 1988)

WHITE EI

1931

The Vertebrate Faunas of the English Eocene - Vol 1 from the Thanet Sands to the Basement Bed of the London Clay.

extant shark families had living representatives during the Lower Eocene epoch