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Cretorectolobus

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Orectolobidae

Taxonomy
Cretorectolobus was named by Case (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-u K Maes-l Sepkoski's reference number: 884].

It was assigned to Orectolobiformes by Siverson (1995), Underwood et al. (1999), Sepkoski (2002); and to Orectolobidae by Case (1978), Biddle (1993), Cappetta and Case (1999), Hoganson et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Cretorectolobus Case p. 187
1993Cretorectolobus Biddle p. 203
1995Cretorectolobus Siverson p. 978
1999Cretorectolobus Cappetta and Case p. 28
1999Cretorectolobus Underwood et al. p. 293
2002Cretorectolobus Sepkoski
2019Cretorectolobus Hoganson et al. p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
familyOrectolobidaeJordan and Fowler 1903
genusCretorectolobus

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. †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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available