Cetorhinus piersoni

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Taxonavigation: Lamniformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Infraclassis: Euselachii
Division/Cohort: Neoselachii
Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha
Superordo: Galeomorphii
Ordo: Lamniformes

Familia: Cetorhinidae
Genus: Cetorhinus

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Cetorhinus piersoni Welton, 2015

  • Holotype: LACM 155792, complete adult tooth.

Type locality: LACM locality 7886, in sea cliff exposures north of Yaquina Head, approximately 1000 m north of Coal Creek, Lincoln County, Oregon.

Etymology: in honor of Mr. Guy E. Pierson, who collected many of the Astoria Formation teeth of Cetorhinus piersoni between 1981 and 1986.

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