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Eogaleus

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Eogaleus was named by Cappetta (1975) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l Sepkoski's reference number: 746,884]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Carcharhiniformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Carcharhinidae by Carnevale et al. (2014); and to Carcharinidae by Marramà et al. (2018).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Eogaleus Cappetta
2002Eogaleus Sepkoski
2014Eogaleus Carnevale et al. p. 41
2018Eogaleus Marramà et al. p. 287

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyCarcharhinidaeJordan and Evermann 1896
genusEogaleusCappetta 1975

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. †Eogaleus Cappetta 1975
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Eogaleus bolcensis Capetta 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available