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Squatiniformes
Taxonomy
Squatiniformes was named by Buen (1926). It is extant.
It was reranked as the suborder Squatiniformes by Cassier (1966); it was reranked as the unranked clade Squatiniformes by Cicimurri et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Euselachii by Cassier (1966); to Squatinomorphii by Long (1992); to Squalomorphii by Biddle (1993); to Elasmobranchii by Peng et al. (2001); to Chondrichthyes by Purdy et al. (2001), Sepkoski (2002); to Neoselachii by Underwood (2006), Cicimurri and Knight (2009); to Squalimorphi by Long (2011); to Squatinida by Nelson et al. (2016); to Selachimorpha by Kent (2018); and to Squatinida by Cicimurri et al. (2022).
It was reranked as the suborder Squatiniformes by Cassier (1966); it was reranked as the unranked clade Squatiniformes by Cicimurri et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Euselachii by Cassier (1966); to Squatinomorphii by Long (1992); to Squalomorphii by Biddle (1993); to Elasmobranchii by Peng et al. (2001); to Chondrichthyes by Purdy et al. (2001), Sepkoski (2002); to Neoselachii by Underwood (2006), Cicimurri and Knight (2009); to Squalimorphi by Long (2011); to Squatinida by Nelson et al. (2016); to Selachimorpha by Kent (2018); and to Squatinida by Cicimurri et al. (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1926 | Squatiniformes Buen |
| 1966 | Squatiniformes Cassier p. 57 |
| 1992 | Squatiniformes Long p. 20 |
| 1993 | Squatiniformes Biddle p. 199 |
| 2001 | Squatiniformes Peng et al. p. 10 |
| 2001 | Squatiniformes Purdy et al. p. 97 |
| 2002 | Squatiniformes Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Squatiniformes Underwood p. 234 |
| 2009 | Squatiniformes Cicimurri and Knight p. 629 |
| 2011 | Squatiniformes Long p. 242 |
| 2016 | Squatiniformes Nelson et al. p. 79 |
| 2018 | Squatiniformes Kent p. 60 |
| 2022 | Squatiniformes Cicimurri et al. |
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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.
Unr. Squatiniformes Buen 1926
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Fm. †Pseudorhinidae Klug and Kriwet 2012
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G. †Pseudorhina Jaekel 1898
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†Pseudorhina alifera Münster 1842
†Pseudorhina crocheti Guinot et al. 2014
Fm. Squatinidae Bonaparte 1838 [angel shark]
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G. †Phorcynis Thiollière 1854
G. †Squalraia De la Pylaie 1835
G. †Squatina Dumeril 1806
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Subg. †Squatina (Cretascyllium) Müller and Diedrich 1991
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†Squatina (Cretascyllium) cranei Woodward 1888
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Invalid names: Cretascyllium expansum Müller and Diedrich 1991 [synonym], Squatina decipiens Dalinkevičius 1935 [synonym]
Subg. Squatina (Squatina) Dumeril 1805
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†Squatina (Squatina) fortemordeo Siversson et al. 2015
†Squatina (Squatina) lundegreni Siversson et al. 2015
†Squatina angeloides Van Beneden 1873
†Squatina baumbergensis von der Marck 1885
†Squatina biforis Le Hon 1871
†Squatina crassa Daimeries 1889
†Squatina crassidens Woodward 1889
Squatina dumeril Lesueur 1818
†Squatina frequens Underwood 2002
†Squatina gippslandicus Chapman and Cudmore 1924
†Squatina hassei Leriche 1929
†Squatina lerichei Jordan and Beal 1910
†Squatina muelleri Reuss 1846
†Squatina occidentalis Eastman 1904
†Squatina prima Winkler 1874
†Squatina speciosa von Meyer 1856
†Squatina squatina Linnaeus 1758
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available