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Squaliolus

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Dalatiidae

Taxonomy
Squaliolus was named by Smith and Radcliffe (1912) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. It is extant. Its type is Squaliolus laticaudus.

It was assigned to Scymnorhinidae by Jordan (1963); to Squaliformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dalatiidae by Cahuzac et al. (2007), Underwood and Schlogl (2013), Straube et al. (2015).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Squaliolus Smith and Radcliffe
1963Squaliolus Jordan p. 602
2002Squaliolus Sepkoski
2007Squaliolus Cahuzac et al. p. 14
2013Squaliolus Underwood and Schlogl p. 492
2015Squaliolus Straube et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderSqualiformesGoodrich 1909
familyDalatiidaeGray 1851
genusSqualiolusSmith and Radcliffe 1912

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.

G. Squaliolus Smith and Radcliffe 1912
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Squaliolus gasconensis Adnet 2006
Squaliolus laticaudus Smith and Radcliffe 1912 [spined pygmy shark]
Squaliolus schaubi Casier 1958
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available