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Squalea

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Squalea was named by Shirai (1996).

It was reranked as the unranked clade Squalea by Kriwet (2005).

It was assigned to Neoselachii by Delsate et al. (2002), Delsate (2003), Underwood and Ward (2004); to Neoselachii by Kriwet (2005); and to Elasmobranchii by Carnevale (2007).

Sister taxa
Hypnosqualea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Squalea Shirai
2002Squalea Delsate et al. p. 12
2003Squalea Delsate p. 9
2004Squalea Underwood and Ward p. 474
2005Squalea Kriwet
2007Squalea Carnevale p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderSqualeaShirai 1996
superorderSqualeaShirai 1996

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.

Superor. †Squalea Shirai 1996
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G. †Microtoxodus Delsate 2003
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Microtoxodus gulakmani Delsate 2003
Invalid names: Hypnosqualea Carvalho and Maisey 1996 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Levesquei or 182.90000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Germany Microtoxodus gulakmani (148936)
Levesquei182.9 - 174.7Luxembourg Microtoxodus gulakmani (148935)