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Squalicorax yangaensis

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae

Taxonomy
Corax yangaensis was named by Dartevelle and Casier (1943).

It was recombined as Squalicorax yangaensis by Bourdon et al. (2011) and Salama et al. (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Corax yangaensis Dartevelle and Casier
2011Squalicorax yangaensis Bourdon et al. p. 17 figs. 10G,H, 11A-G
2021Squalicorax yangaensis Salama et al. p. 3058 figs. 3c,g, 4c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyAnacoracidaeCasier 1947
genusSqualicoraxWhitley 1939
speciesyangaensis(Dartevelle and Casier 1943)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Squalicorax yangaensis Dartevelle and Casier 1943
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 85.80000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (New Mexico) Squalicorax kaupi (52037)
Late/Upper Santonian - Middle Campanian85.8 - 70.6USA (Georgia) Squalicorax yangaensis (35289)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Egypt Squalicorax yangaensis (223259)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Syria Squalicorax yangaensis (117849 117850)