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antiquorum, Pristis Latham [J. F.] 1794:277, Pl. 26 (fig. 1) [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London v. 2 (art. 25); ref. 2727] [In oceano] no specific locality stated (localities include Marseille, France; Italy; Lesbos Island, Greece; Syria, Mediterranean Sea; Brazil, southwestern Atlantic). No types known. Unnecessary replacement name for Squalus pristis Linnaeus 1758. Apparently a composite species; lectotype or neotype designation needed. Possible syntype: Basilica Santuario del Carmine Maggiore, Naples uncat. (see Fioravanti et al. 2023:4 [ref. 40238], which is based on Pristis pectinata Latham 1794). •Valid as Pristis aniquorum Latham 1794 -- (Herrera 1896:11 [ref. 39336]). •Synonym of Pristis pristis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Krefft & Stehmann 1973:51 [ref. 7167], Stehmann 1990:53 [ref. 19316], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:19 [ref. 27061], Faria et al. 2012:11 [ref. 32356], Jones et al. 2020:284 [ref. 37610]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Pristis pristis (Linnaeus 1758). Pristidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.


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