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Orectoloboidei

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Orectoloboidei Applegate
1978Orectoloboidei Case p. 187
2016Orectoloboidei Nelson et al. p. 59
2019Orectoloboidei Ebersole et al. p. 17
2019Orectoloboidei van der Laan p. 41
2021Orectoloboidei Rana et al. p. 4
2022Orectoloboidei Cicimurri et al.
2024Orectoloboidei Ebersole et al. p. 4
2025Orectoloboidei Cicimurri et al. p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974

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.

Subor. Orectoloboidei Applegate 1974
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Fm. †Brachaeluridae Applegate 1972
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G. Brachaelurus Ogilby 1906
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†Brachaelurus hornerstownensis Case et al. 2001
G. †Eostegostoma Herman and Crochard 1977
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†Eostegostoma angustum Nolf and Taverne 1977
G. †Paraginglymostoma Herman 1982
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Fm. Hemiscylliidae Gill 1862
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G. †Acanthoscyllium Cappetta 1980
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†Acanthoscyllium sahelalmae Pictet and Humbert 1866
G. †Adnetoscyllium Guinot et al. 2013
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†Adnetoscyllium angloparisensis Guinot et al. 2013
G. †Almascyllium Cappetta 1980
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†Almascyllium cheikheliasi Signeux 1949
G. Chiloscyllium Müller and Henle 1837
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†Chiloscyllium frequens Guinot et al. 2013
†Chiloscyllium greeni Cappetta 1973
†Chiloscyllium meraense Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Chiloscyllium mereretiae Werner 1989
†Chiloscyllium salvani Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Chiloscyllium serralheiroi Landau et al. 2025
†Chiloscyllium vulloi Guinot et al. 2013
G. †Cirrhoscyllium Smith 1913
G. †Folipistrix Kriwet 2003
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†Folipistrix digitulus Kriwet 2003
G. Hemiscyllium Smith 1837
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†Hemiscyllium hermani Müller 1989
†Hemiscyllium ocellatus Bonaterre 1788
G. †Palaeobrachaelurus Thies 1983
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†Palaeobrachaelurus mitchelli Underwood 2004
†Palaeobrachaelurus mussetti Underwood and Ward 2004
G. †Pseudospinax Müller and Diedrich 1991
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†Pseudospinax heterodon Underwood and Mitchell 1999
†Pseudospinax pusillus Müller and Diedrich 1991
Fm. Orectolobidae Jordan and Fowler 1903 [wobbegong]
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G. †Cederstroemia Siverson 1995
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†Cederstroemia havreensis Herman 1977
†Cederstroemia nilsi Siverson 1995
†Cederstroemia siverssoni Guinot et al. 2013
†Cederstroemia triangulata Siverson 1995
†Cederstroemia ziaensis Bourdon et al. 2011
G. †Cirriscyllium Ogilby 1908
G. †Columbusia Case et al. 2001
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†Columbusia deblieuxi Kirkland et al. 2013
†Columbusia fragilis Case et al. 2001
†Columbusia roessingi Case 1987
G. †Cretorectolobus Case 1978
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†Cretorectolobus doylei Underwood et al. 1999
†Cretorectolobus gracilis Underwood and Mitchell 1999
†Cretorectolobus robustus Underwood and Cumbaa 2010
G. †Eometlaouia Noubhani and Cappetta 2002
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†Eometlaouia numidica Arambourg 1952
Invalid names: Metlaouia Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 [replaced]
G. †Eucrossorhinus Regan 1908
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G. †Gryphodobatis Leidy 1877
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†Gryphodobatis uncus Leidy 1877
G. †Heteroscyllium Regan 1908
G. †Orectoloboides Cappetta 1977
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†Orectoloboides angulatus Underwood and Cumbaa 2010
†Orectoloboides parvulus Dalinkevičius 1935
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†Orectolobus ziegenhinei Cappetta and Case 2016
G. †Restesia Cook et al. 2014
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†Restesia americana Estes 1964
†Restesia monocuspilatus Wynd et al. 2020
G. †Squatiscyllium Cappetta 1980
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†Squatiscyllium casieri Arambourg 1952
G. †Synchismus Gill 1861
Invalid names: Nebriinae [empty]
Fm. Rhincodontidae Müller and Henle 1839 [whale shark]
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G. Rhincodon Smith 1829 [whale shark]
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Rhincodon typus Smith 1828
Fm. †Stegostomatidae Gill 1862
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G. Stegostoma Mueller and Henle 1838
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†Stegostoma tethysiensis Adnet et al. 2020
Invalid names: Hemiscyllioidea Naylor 2012 [empty], Orectoloboidea Maylor 2012 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available