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Squalorajidae

Chondrichthyes - Squalorajiformes - Squalorajidae

Taxonomy
Squalorajidae was named by Woodward (1886).

It was assigned to Chimaeroidei by Woodward (1891) and Jordan (1963); to Squalorajoidei by Delsate et al. (2002); and to Squalorajiformes by Nelson (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Squalorajidae Woodward
1891Squalorajidae Woodward p. 39
1963Squaloraiidae Jordan p. 605
2002Squalorajidae Delsate et al. p. 25
2006Squalorajidae Nelson p. 44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderSqualorajiformesPatterson 1965
familySqualorajidaeWoodward 1886
familySqualorajidaeWoodward 1886

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.

Fm. †Squalorajidae Woodward 1886
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G. †Squaloraja Riley 1833
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Squaloraja polyspondyla Agassiz 1836
Squaloraja tenuispina Woodward 1886
Invalid names: Spinacorhinus Agassiz 1836 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:36:22
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:36:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Sinemurian or 199.30000 to 190.80000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Liasicus201.3 - 196.5Belgium (Luxembourg) Squaloraja polyspondyla (40087)
Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.3 - 189.6United Kingdom Squaloraja polyspondyla (139834)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (England) Squaloraja polyspondyla (122153 122155) Squaloraja polyspondyla, Squaloraja tenuispina (122154)
Bucklandi196.5 - 189.6Italy Squaloraja polyspondyla (90673)