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Pristis is a genus of sawfish of the family Pristidae. These large fish are found worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions in coastal marine waters, estuaries, and freshwater lakes and rivers. Sawfish have declined drastically and all species are considered seriously threatened today.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pristis, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2354179	https://www.gbif.org/species/2354179
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	34700	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=34700

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rhinopristiformes : Pristidae : Pristis

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rhinopristiformes : Pristidae : Pristis

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Triploblastica	Lankester 1877
-	Nephrozoa	Jondelius et al. 2002
-	Deuterostomia	Grobben 1908
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1847
subphylum	Vertebrata	Lamarck 1801
superclass	Gnathostomata	Gegenbauer 1874
class	Chondrichthyes	Huxley 1880
subclass	Elasmobranchii	Bonaparte 1838
infraclass	Euselachii
-	Neoselachii	Compagno 1977
superorder	Batomorphii	Capetta 1980
order	Rhinopristiformes	Last et al. 2016
family	Pristidae	Bonaparte 1838
genus	Pristis	Linck 1790

Scientific Name

Pristis Linck, 1790

Name Published In

Linck, H. F. 1790. Versuch einer Eintheilung der Fische nach den Zähnen. Mag. Neuste Phys. Naturgesch. Gotha 6(3): 28-38.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Pristis	genus	belongs to Pristidae	stated without evidence	Woodward, 1889
Pristis	genus	belongs to Pristinae	stated without evidence	White, 1926
Pristis	genus	belongs to Pristidae	stated without evidence	Leriche, 1942
Pristis	genus	belongs to Pristinae	stated without evidence	Case, 1981
Pristis	genus	belongs to Pristidae	stated without evidence	Cappetta, 1987
Pristis	genus	belongs to Galeomorphii	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Pristis	genus	belongs to Pristidae	stated without evidence	Kriwet, 2005

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

2 (6.7%)

First Recorded Appearance

161 - 156 Ma
Jurassic

Environment

marine (based on Vertebrata)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Chondrichthyes)

Diet

carnivore (based on Chondrichthyes)

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)

Narrowtooth Sawfishes, Sawfishes

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pristis

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Eopristis reinachi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Pristis acutidens ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pristis agassizi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Pristis amblodon ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	41.3 Ma Eocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
Pristis antiquorum species	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Pristis aquitanicus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	23.0 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Pristis atlanticus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	11.6 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Pristis attenuatus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Pristis bisulcatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	41.3 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Pristis brachyodon ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	56.0 Ma Paleocene	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Pristis brayi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pristis caheni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pristis clavata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pristis contortus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pristis cudmorei ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Pristis curvidens ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Pristis dubius ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	161 Ma Jurassic	161 Ma Jurassic
Pristis ensidens ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Pristis fajumensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Pristis hamatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	47.8 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Pristis hastingsiae ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pristis lanceolatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	11.1 Ma Miocene	11.1 Ma Miocene
Pristis lathami ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		31	47.8 Ma Eocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Pristis microdon species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pristis mucrodens ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	47.8 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Pristis olbrechtsi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pristis pectinata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pristis pectinatus species	listed (PBDB)		1	5.33 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Pristis perotteti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pristis pickeringi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Pristis pristis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	11.6 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Pristis prosulcatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pristis recurvidens ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		3	23.0 Ma Miocene	7.25 Ma Miocene
Pristis reinachi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pristis zijsron species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Pristes Fleming, 1822	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rhinopristiformes : Pristidae : *Pristes*
Pristis Latham, 1794	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rhinopristiformes : Pristidae : *Pristis*
Pristibatys Blainville, 1818	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rhinopristiformes : Pristidae : *Pristibatys*
Pristiopsis Fowler, 1905	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rhinopristiformes : Pristidae : *Pristiopsis*
Pristis Klein, 1776	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rhinopristiformes : Pristidae : *Pristis*
Pristobatys Blainville, 1818	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rhinopristiformes : Pristidae : *Pristobatys*
Pristibatis Blainville, 1825	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rhinopristiformes : Pristidae : *Pristibatis*
Pristobatus Blainville, 1816	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rhinopristiformes : Pristidae : *Pristobatus*
Myriosteon Gray, 1864	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rhinopristiformes : Pristidae : *Myriosteon*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1790	Pristis Linck
1816	Pristobatus Blainville
1818	Pristibatys Blainville
1825	Pristibatis Blainville
1864	Myriosteon Gray
1889	Pristis Woodward p. 72
1894	Pristis Jaekel p. 62
1902	Pristis Hay p. 316
1905	Pristiopsis Fowler
1905	Pristis (Eopristis) Stromer p. 52
1906	Pristis Andrews p. 317
1906	Eopristis Andrews p. 318
1926	Pristis White p. 50
1942	Pristis Leriche p. 22
1963	Eopristis Jordan p. 602
1963	Myriosteon Jordan p. 602

Year	Name and Author
1963	Pristibatis Jordan p. 602
1963	Pristiopsis Jordan p. 602
1963	Pristis Jordan p. 602
1968	Pristis Jonet p. 236
1981	Pristis Case p. 70
1981	Pristis Thurmond and Jones p. 72
1987	Pristis Cappetta p. 158
2001	Pristis Purdy et al. p. 89
2002	Pristis Sepkoski, Jr.
2005	Pristis Kriwet
2007	Pristis Cicimurri p. 597
2014	Pristis Maisch et al. p. 193
2018	Pristis Kent p. 122
2019	Pristis Ebersole et al. p. 110
2020	Pristis Collareta et al. p. 93

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Woodward A. S. , Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History) Part 1, 1-613

Jaekel O. , Die eocanen Selachier vom Monte Bolca, 1-176

Hay O. P. (1902) , Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 179, 1-868

Andrews C. W. (1906) , A Descriptive Catalogue of the Tertiary Vertebrata of Fayum, Egypt, 1-324

White E. I. (1926) Eocene fishes from Nigeria, Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Nigeria 10, 1-87

Leriche M. (1942) Contribution a l'etude des faunes ichthyologiques marines des terrains tertiaires de la plaine cotiere Atlantique et du centre des Etats-Unis, Memoires de la Societe Geologique de France (Nouvelle Serie) 45, 1-111

Jordan D. S. (1963) The Genera of Fishes and a Classification of Fishes, Stanford University Press, 1-816

Jonet S. (1968) Notes d'ichthyologie Miocene Portugaise; V, Queleques batoides, Revista de Faculdade de Ciencias 2a Ser. C. Ciencias Naturais 15, 233-257

Case G. R. (1981) Late Eocene Selachians from South-Central Georgia, Palaeontographica Abteilung A 176 Lfg. 1-3, 52-79

Thurmond J. T., Jones D. E. (1981) , Fossil Vertebrates of Alabama, 1-244

Cappetta H. (1987) , Handbook of Paleoichthyology: Chondrichthyes II Mesozoic and Cenozoic Elasmobranchii, 1-193

Purdy R. W., Schneider V. P., et al (2001) The Neogene sharks, rays, and bony fishes from Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, North Carolina, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 90, 71-202

Kriwet J. (2005) Additions to the Eocene Selachian Fauna of Antarctica with Comments on Antarctic Selachian Diversity, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25 1, 1-7

Cicimurri D. J. (2007) A partial rostrum of the sawfish Pristis lathami Galeotti, 1837, from the Eocene of South Carolina, Journal of Paleontology 81 3, 597-601

Maisch H. M., Becker M. A., et al (2014) Chondrichthyans from the Tallahatta-Lisbon Formatino contact (Middle Eocene), Silas, Choctaw County, Alabama, Paludicola 9 4, 183-2009

Kent B. W. (2018) The Cartilaginous Fishes (Chimaeras, Sharks, and Rays) of Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, USA, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 100, 45-160

Ebersole J. A., Cicimurri D. J., et al (2019) Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of the elasmobranchs and bony fishes (Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes) of the lower-to-middle Eocene (Ypresian to Bartonian) Claiborne Group in Alabama, USA, including an analysis of otoliths, European Journal of Taxonomy 585, 1-274 doi:10.5852/ejt.2019.585

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