Talk:Notorhynchus

Latest comment: 12 years ago by Stas000D in topic name

name edit

It is more frequently spelled Notorynchus Stas000D (talk) 18:37, 13 May 2012 (UTC)Reply

Eh? Please cite a source where it has been formally described with the above spelling.
Year Name Author
1855 Notorhynchus Ayres
1993 Notorhynchus Cvancara and Hoganson p. 3
1993 Notorhynchus Long et al. p. 655
2002 Notorhynchus Sepkoski, Jr.
Bob the WikipediaN (talkcontribs) 01:33, 15 May 2012 (UTC)Reply


Péron 1807 (page on www.flmnh.ufl.edu), so, "Notorhynchus" seem to be a junior synonym. Yes, it is also widespread in reliable sources, but nowadays this shark is more widely known as Notorynchus. Some sources:

page on elasmo.com - the most reputable website on fossil sharks
page on Animal Diversity Web
Wikipedia page about recent species
several times more results in Google search:)

Stas000D (talk) 13:20, 15 May 2012 (UTC)Reply