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Orectolobiformes (carpet shark)

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Orectolobiformes Applegate
1983Orectolobiformes Duffin and Ward p. 839
1992Orectolobiformes Long p. 20
1993Orectolobiformes Biddle p. 202
1993Orectolobiformes Thies p. 139
1995Orectolobiformes Delsate and Thies p. 47
1999Orectolobiformes Underwood et al. p. 293
2001Orectolobiformes Peng et al. p. 7
2001Orectolobiformes Purdy et al. p. 98
2002Orectolobiformes Sepkoski
2003Orectolobiformes Delsate p. 8
2003Orectolobiformes Kriwet p. 585
2004Orectolobiformes Underwood and Ward p. 464
2005Orectolobiformes Tabuce et al. p. 385
2006Orectolobiformes Underwood p. 234
2007Orectolobiformes Kriwet et al.
2009Orectolobiformes Cicimurri and Knight p. 629
2009Orectolobiformes Kriwet et al. p. 322
2011Orectolobiformes Long p. 242
2016Orectolobiformes Nelson et al. p. 59
2018Orectolobiformes Kent p. 62
2019Orectolobiformes Ebersole et al. p. 17
2019Orectolobiformes Stumpf and Kriwet p. 646
2019Orectolobiformes van der Laan p. 41
2022Orectolobiformes Cicimurri et al.
2024Orectolobiformes Ebersole et al. p. 4
2025Orectolobiformes Cicimurri et al. p. 8

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

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.

Or. Orectolobiformes Applegate 1972 [carpet shark]
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G. †Akaimia Rees 2010
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†Akaimia altucuspis Rees 2010
G. †Annea Thies 1983
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†Annea carinata Thies 1983
†Annea maubeugei Delsate and Thies 1995
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G. Crossorhinus Muller and Henle 1841
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†Crossorhinus jurassicus Woodward 1919
G. †Dorsetoscyllium Underwood and Ward 2004
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†Dorsetoscyllium belbekensis Trikolidi 2024
†Dorsetoscyllium terreafullonicum Underwood and Ward 2004
G. †Garrigascyllium Guinot et al. 2014
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†Garrigascyllium aganticensis Guinot et al. 2014
G. †Heterophorcynus Underwood and Ward 2004
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†Heterophorcynus microdon Underwood and Ward 2004
G. †Magistrauia Guinot et al. 2014
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†Magistrauia unicaplicata Guinot et al. 2014
G. †Mesiteia Gorjanovic-Kramberger 1885
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†Mesiteia daimeriesi Herman 1971
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Invalid names: Rhina minuta Daimeries 1888 [replaced]
†Mesiteia emiliae Gorjanovic-Kramberger 1886
†Mesiteia humboldtii Reuss 1845
†Mesiteia ypresiensis Casier 1946
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 estesi Herman 1977
†Brachaelurus hornerstownensis Case et al. 2001
G. †Eostegostoma Herman and Crochard 1977
G. †Paraginglymostoma Herman 1982
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Fm. Ginglymostomatidae Gill 1862 [nurse shark]
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G. †Cantioscyllium Woodward 1889
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†Cantioscyllium alhaulfi Kriwet 1999
†Cantioscyllium brachyplicatum Kriwet et al. 2009
†Cantioscyllium clementsi Case et al. 2019
†Cantioscyllium decipiens Woodward 1889
†Cantioscyllium grandis Cicimurri et al. 2014
†Cantioscyllium meyeri Case and Cappetta 1997
G. †Delpitoscyllium Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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†Delpitoscyllium africanum Leriche 1927
†Delpitoscyllium planum Davis 1890
G. †Ganntouria Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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†Ganntouria variabilis Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
G. Ginglymostoma Müller and Henle 1838
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†Ginglymostoma angolense Dartevelle and Casier 1943
†Ginglymostoma botmaense Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Ginglymostoma chenanei Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Ginglymostoma cuspidata Case et al. 2001
†Ginglymostoma delfortriei Daimeries 1889
†Ginglymostoma erramii Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Ginglymostoma khouribgaense Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Ginglymostoma lithuanica Dalinkevičius 1935
†Ginglymostoma malembeense Dartevelle and Casier 1943
†Ginglymostoma maroccanum Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Ginglymostoma pectinatum Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Ginglymostoma serra Leidy 1877
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Invalid names: Acrodobatis obliquus Leidy 1877 [synonym]
†Ginglymostoma subafricanum Arambourg 1952
†Ginglymostoma thielensi Winkler 1874
Invalid names: Acrodobatis Leidy 1877 [synonym]
G. †Hologinglymostoma Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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†Hologinglymostoma jaegeri Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
G. Nebrius Rüppell 1837
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†Nebrius bequaerti Leriche 1919
†Nebrius concolor Ruppel 1837
Nebrius ferrugineus Lesson 1831
†Nebrius obliquus Leidy 1877
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Invalid names: Ginglymostoma blanckenhorni Stromer 1903 [synonym], Ginglymostoma fourtaui Priem 1905 [synonym]
G. †Plicatoscyllium Case and Cappetta 1997
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†Plicatoscyllium antiquum Case and Cappetta 1997
†Plicatoscyllium derameei Case and Cappetta 1997
†Plicatoscyllium gharbii Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Plicatoscyllium globidens Cappetta and Case 1975
†Plicatoscyllium lehneri Leriche 1938
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Invalid names: Ginglymostoma rugosum Dartevelle and Casier 1943 [synonym]
†Plicatoscyllium youssoufiaense Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
G. †Protoginglymostoma Herman and Crochard 1977
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G. Pseudoginglymostoma Dingerkus 1986
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†Pseudoginglymostoma erguitaense Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Pseudoginglymostoma idiri Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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 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 muftius Thies 1983
†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]
G. †Ornatoscyllium Underwood and Ward 2004
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†Ornatoscyllium freemani Underwood and Ward 2004
†Ornatoscyllium rugasimulatum Guinot et al. 2014
G. †Parahemiscyllium Guinot et al. 2014
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†Parahemiscyllium underwoodwardi Guinot et al. 2014
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Fm. Parascylliidae Gill 1862 [collared carpetshark]
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G. †Pararhincodon Herman 1977
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†Pararhincodon crochardi Herman 1977
†Pararhincodon germaini Adnet 2006
†Pararhincodon lehmani Cappetta 1980
†Pararhincodon ornatus Guinot et al. 2013
†Pararhincodon torquis Dearden et al. 2025
G. †Parasquatina Herman 1982
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†Parasquatina cappettai Herman 1982
†Parasquatina jarvisi Guinot et al. 2012
†Parasquatina justinensis Guinot et al. 2012
†Parasquatina zitteli Pollerspöck and Beaury 2014
Fm. †Phorcynidae Herman and van Waes 2014
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G. †Phorcynis Thiollière 1854
Fm. †Rhinocodontidae Garman 1913
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G. †Palaeorhincodon Herman 1975
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†Palaeorhincodon daouii Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Palaeorhincodon dartevellei Arambourg 1952
Invalid names: Palaeocarcharidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available