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Galeocerdo

Description

Galeocerdo is a genus of requiem sharks that have lived since the Paleocene epoch. While these sharks were formerly diverse, only G. cuvier (the modern tiger shark) survives today.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)7563837https://www.gbif.org/species/7563837
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)34643https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=34643
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Galeocerdo
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Carchariniformes : Carcharhinidae : Galeocerdo
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
classChondrichthyesHuxley 1880
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii
-NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
-Selachii
superorderGaleomorphi
orderCarchariniformes
familyCarcharhinidaeJordan and Evermann 1896
genusGaleocerdoMüller & Henle 1837
Common Nametiger shark
Scientific NameGaleocerdo Müller & Henle, 1837
Name Published InMüller, 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.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Galeocerdogenusbelongs to Squalidaestated with evidenceLeidy, 1873
Galeocerdogenusbelongs to Carchariidaestated without evidenceDavis, 1888
Galeocerdogenusbelongs to Carcharidaestated without evidenceAmeghino, 1901
Galeocerdogenusbelongs to Galeorhininaestated without evidenceHay, 1902
Galeocerdogenusbelongs to Carchariidaestated without evidenceChapman and Pritchard, 1904
Galeocerdogenusbelongs to Galeorhinidaestated without evidenceJordan and Gilbert, 1919
Galeocerdogenusbelongs to Carchariidaestated without evidenceChapman and Cudmore, 1924
Galeocerdogenusbelongs to Carcharidaestated without evidenceBohm, 1926
Galeocerdogenusbelongs to Carcharinidaestated without evidenceWhite, 1926
Galeocerdogenusbelongs to Lamnidaestated without evidenceLeriche, 1942
Galeocerdogenusbelongs to Galeidaestated without evidenceJordan, 1963
Galeocerdogenusbelongs to Isuridaestated without evidenceDeraniyagala, 1969
Galeocerdogenusbelongs to Carcharhinidaestated without evidenceCase, 1981
Galeocerdogenusbelongs to Carcharhiniformessecond handSepkoski, 2002
Galeocerdogenusbelongs to Carcharinidaestated without evidenceVicens and Rodríguez-Perea, 2003
Galeocerdogenusbelongs to Carcharhinidaestated with evidenceCompagno, 2005
Galeocerdogenusbelongs to Carcharhinidaestated without evidenceMaisch et al., 2014
Galeocerdogenusbelongs to Galeocerdidaestated without evidenceEbersole et al., 2019
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)21
Extant Size (PBDB)3 (14%)
First Recorded Appearance101 - 89 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Environmentmarine (based on Vertebrata)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Carchariniformes)
Dietcarnivore (based on Carchariniformes)
Taphonomyphosphatic (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) Tiger Shark, イタチザメ
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galeocerdo

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Corax maximus
species
listed (PBDB)
Corax planus
species
listed (PBDB)
Galeocerdo aduncus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
8533.9 Ma
Oligocene
5.33 Ma
Miocene
Galeocerdo alabamensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
541.3 Ma
Eocene
37.2 Ma
Eocene
Galeocerdo clarkensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
641.3 Ma
Eocene
37.2 Ma
Eocene
Galeocerdo contortus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
3458.7 Ma
Paleocene
7.25 Ma
Miocene
Galeocerdo crassidens
species
listed (PBDB)0 Ma
Extant
Galeocerdo cuvier
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Galeocerdo cuvieri
species
listed (PBDB)3523.0 Ma
Miocene
0.13 Ma
Pleistocene
Galeocerdo davisi
species
listed (PBDB)428.1 Ma
Oligocene
7.25 Ma
Miocene
Galeocerdo denticulatus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Galeocerdo eaglesomei
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
948.6 Ma
Eocene
38.0 Ma
Eocene
Galeocerdo gibberulus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Galeocerdo hartwellii
species
listed (PBDB)
Galeocerdo latidens
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
3056.0 Ma
Paleocene
16.0 Ma
Miocene
Galeocerdo minor
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Galeocerdo mixtus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Galeocerdo productus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Galeocerdo rosaliensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
15.33 Ma
Miocene
5.33 Ma
Miocene
Galeocerdo semilevis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
247.8 Ma
Eocene
47.8 Ma
Eocene
Galeocerdo subcrenatus
species
listed (PBDB)
Galeocerdo tigrinus
species
listed (PBDB)0 Ma
Extant

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Galeocerda GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Galeocerda
Boreogaleus Gill, 1862GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Boreogaleus
Galeolerdo GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Galeolerdo

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1837Galeocerdo Müller and Henle
1843Corax Agassiz p. 224
1873Galeocerdo Leidy p. 351
1888Galeocerdo Davis p. 7
1889Corax Woodward p. 422
1889Galeocerdo Woodward p. 443
1896Corax Alessandri p. 722
1901Galeocerdo Ameghino p. 82
1902Corax Hay p. 309
1902Galeocerdo Hay p. 311
1904Galeocerdo Chapman and Pritchard p. 273
1907Galeocerdo Jordan p. 101
1918Galeocerdo Chapman p. 7
1919Galeocerdo Jordan and Gilbert p. 21
1924Galeocerdo Chapman and Cudmore p. 116
1926Galeocerdo Bohm p. 78
1926Galeocerdo White p. 26
1942Galeocerdo Leriche p. 48
YearName and Author
1963Corax Jordan p. 599
1963Galeocerdo Jordan p. 599
1969Galeocerdo Deraniyagala p. 6
1981Galeocerdo Case p. 63
1981Galeocerdo Thurmond and Jones p. 62
1983Galeocerdo Bendix-Almgreen p. 2
1987Galeocerdo Kumar and Loyal p. 64
2001Galeocerdo Purdy et al. p. 144
2002Galeocerdo Sepkoski, Jr.
2003Galeocerdo Vicens and Rodríguez-Perea p. 124
2005Galeocerdo Compagno
2014Galeocerdo Maisch et al. p. 191
2017Galeocerdo Hastings and Dooley p. 83
2018Galeocerdo Kent p. 107
2019Galeocerdo Cantalice et al. p. 431
2019Galeocerdo Ebersole et al. p. 98
2019Galeocerdo Landini et al. p. 361

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