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Ginglymostoma africanam

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
G. angolense, G. botmaense, G. chenanei, G. cirratum, G. cuspidata, G. delfortriei, G. erramii, G. khouribgaense, G. lithuanica, G. magrebianum, G. malembeense, G. maroccanum, G. pectinatum, G. serra (syn. Acrodobatis obliquus), G. sokotoense, G. subafricanum, G. thielensi
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. blankenhorni, G. deltortriei, G. maghrebianum, G. tielensi

Synonymy list
No taxonomic opinions are available

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
familyGinglymostomatidaeGill 1862
genusGinglymostomaMüller and Henle 1838
speciesafricanam

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Wasatchian or 56.00000 to 51.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Virginia) Ginglymostoma africanam (15595)