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Orectolobus
Taxonomy
Orectolobus is a genus.
It was assigned to Orectolobiformes by Underwood (2006); and to Orectolobidae by Jordan (1963), Ebersole et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Orectolobiformes by Underwood (2006); and to Orectolobidae by Jordan (1963), Ebersole et al. (2019).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1963 | Orectolobus Jordan p. 598 |
| 2006 | Orectolobus Underwood p. 235 |
| 2019 | Orectolobus Ebersole et al. p. 17 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Piacenzian or 56.00000 to 2.58000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene | Saudi Arabia | O. sp. (37182) | |
| Ypresian - Lutetian | USA (Alabama) | O. ziegenhinei (81179) | |
| Lutetian | USA (Alabama) | Eometlaouia sp., Squatiscyllium nigeriensis (276540) O. ziegenhinei (209521) O. zigenhinei (13346) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene | Australia (Victoria) | O. sp. (51330) | |
| Messinian - Piacenzian | Australia (South Australia) | O. gippslandicus (50343) |