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Hemiscyllium ocellatus

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae

Taxonomy
Squalus ocellatus was named by Bonaterre (1788). It is the type species of Hemiscyllium.

It was recombined as Hemiscyllium ocellatus by Smith (1837), Kriwet et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1788Squalus ocellatus Bonaterre
1837Hemiscyllium ocellatus Smith
2007Hemiscyllium ocellatus Kriwet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
superfamilyHemiscyllioideaNaylor 2012
familyHemiscylliidaeGill 1862
genusHemiscylliumSmith 1837
speciesocellatus(Bonaterre 1788)

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.

Hemiscyllium ocellatus Bonaterre 1788
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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 07:07:32
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:07:32
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available