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Centroselachus

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Somniosidae

Taxonomy
Centroselachus was named by Garman (1913). It is extant.

It was assigned to Squalidae by Jordan (1963); and to Somniosidae by Mannering and Hiller (2008), Straube et al. (2015).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Centroselachus Garman
1963Centroselachus Jordan p. 601
2008Centroselachus Mannering and Hiller
2015Centroselachus Straube et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderSqualiformesGoodrich 1909
familySomniosidaeJordan 1888
genusCentroselachusGarman 1913

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.

G. Centroselachus Garman 1913
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Centroselachus crepidater Bocage and Capello 1864 [longnose velvet dogfish]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:18:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Calabrian or 61.66000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0New Zealand C. goordi (90579 90580 90581 90584)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Japan C. sp. (277598)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Centroscymnus crepidater (276907 276917)