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Pristis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Chondrichthyes

Order
  
Pristiformes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Family
  
Pristidae

Pristis

Pristis is a genus of sawfish of the family Pristidae.

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Taxonomy

The genus Pristis contains from four to six species. Pristis has been divided into two groups, commonly referred to as smalltooths and largetooths.

  • Smalltooths: The Pristis pectinata species complex (P. clavata, P. pectinata and P. zijsron)
  • Largetooths: the Pristis pristis species complex (P. microdon, P. perotteti and P. pristis) is in need of in-depth taxonomic review. It is possible, for example, that P. microdon and P. perotteti may not be distinct species, but may rather be subspecies, or perhaps geographically distinct subpopulations of a single circumtropical species.

    • Species

    Species within this genus include:

  • Pristis clavata Garman, 1906
  • Pristis microdon Latham, 1794
  • Pristis pectinata Latham, 1794
  • Pristis perotteti Müller & Henle, 1841
  • Pristis pristis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Pristis zijsron Bleeker, 1851

    • Extinct species

    Extinct species within this genus include:

    Extinct species within this genus lived from the Jurassic period to the Quaternary period, approximately from 161.2 to 0.3 million years ago. Fossils have been found all over the world.

    References

    Pristis Wikipedia
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