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Names and sources

Accepted Name Source
Pristis pristis Linnaeus, 1758
Published in:Faria, V.V., McDavitt, M.T. Charvet, P., Wiley, T.R., Simpfendorfer, C.A. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2012, "Species delineation and global population structure of critically endangered sawfishes (Pristidae).", Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 167, pp. 136-164
Synonym Source
Pristis pristis (Linnaeus, 1758) synonym
Published in:Williams, G.C. 1995, "Living genera of sea pens (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Pennatulacea): illustrated key and synopses", Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 113, pp. 93-140

Unranked taxon assigned rank species by inference
Pristis microdon Latham, 1794 [in most Australian references prior to 2013]; Pristis leichhardti [Whitley, 1945] Linnaeus, 1758 synonym

Faria et al 2013 (Zool. J Linn Soc 167: 136-164) demonstrated that there was little or no morphological or genetic differences between Pristis pristis, P. perotetti and P. microdon. Pristis pristis is the oldest name and is now the accepted name for the species. It is known from the Atlantic, Indo-West Pacific and eastern Pacific.
Pristiopsis leichhardti Whitley, 1945 synonym
Published in:Whitley, G.P. 1945, "Leichhardt's sawfish", The Australian Zoologist, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 43-45 fig. 1
Pristis microdon Latham, 1794 synonym
Published in:Latham, J. 1794, "An essay on the various species of sawfish", Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, vol. 2, no. 25, pp. 273-282 pls 26-27
Squalus pristis Linnaeus, 1758 synonym
Published in:Williams, G.C. 1995, "Living genera of sea pens (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Pennatulacea): illustrated key and synopses", Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 113, pp. 93-140
Common Name Source
Freshwater Sawfish standard true en au
Freshwater Sawfish preferred
Freshwater Saw Fish
Freshwater Sawfish common false en au
Largetooth Sawfish
Leichhardt's Sawfish
Leichhardts Sawfish
Northern Sawfish
Small-Toothed Sawfish
Smalltooth Sawfish
Wide Sawfish
Name Source
Pristis pristis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted

Faria et al 2013 (Zool. J Linn Soc 167: 136-164) demonstrated that there was little or no morphological or genetic differences between Pristis pristis, P. perotetti and P. microdon. Pristis pristis is the oldest name and is now the accepted name for the species. It is known from the Atlantic, Indo-West Pacific and eastern Pacific.
Pristis pristis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted
Pristis pristis inferred accepted

Unranked taxon assigned rank species by inference

Scientific name reallocated to Pristis pristis Linnaeus, 1758 by taxonomy builder
Identifier Source
ALA_Pristis_pristis Taxon current
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.name:304455 Scientific Name current
37025003 Taxon current
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:4fc5aabd-2174-4c12-87ff-5e69007ecea2 Taxon current
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:5a63fc64-d2e0-44cb-893e-4ea402abbb3e Previous AFD LSID lsid replaced
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:4fc5aabd-2174-4c12-87ff-5e69007ecea2 Taxon Concept current

Classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
informal
GNATHOSTOMATA
informal
PISCES
class
CHONDRICHTHYES
subclass
ELASMOBRANCHII
order
PRISTIFORMES
family
PRISTIDAE
genus
Pristis
species
Pristis pristis
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