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Squatina gippslandicus

Chondrichthyes - Squatiniformes - Squatinidae

Taxonomy
Squatina gippslandicus was named by Chapman and Cudmore (1924). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Newmerella, which is in a Burdigalian open shallow subtidal sandstone in the Gippsland Limestone Formation of Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Squatina gippslandicus Chapman and Cudmore p. 136 figs. Plate XI, Fig. 47

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderSquatiniformesBuen 1926
familySquatinidaeBonaparte 1838
genusSquatinaDumeril 1806
speciesgippslandicus

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.

Squatina gippslandicus Chapman and Cudmore 1924
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Diagnosis
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