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Cephaloscyllium
Taxonomy
Cephaloscyllium was named by Gill (1861). It is extant.
It was synonymized subjectively with Scyliorhinus by Regan (1908).
It was assigned to Scylliorhinidae by Jordan (1963); and to Scyliorhinidae by Ebert (2003).
It was synonymized subjectively with Scyliorhinus by Regan (1908).
It was assigned to Scylliorhinidae by Jordan (1963); and to Scyliorhinidae by Ebert (2003).
Species
Synonymy list
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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.
G. Cephaloscyllium Gill 1861
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Cephaloscyllium ventriosum Garman 1880 [swell shark]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Holocene or 27.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chattian | USA (California) | C. sp. (11601) | |
| Langhian | USA (California) | C. sp. (59059) | |
| Holocene | USA (California) | C. ventriosum (276600) |