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Squatina muelleri

Chondrichthyes - Squatiniformes - Squatinidae

Taxonomy
Squatina muelleri was named by Reuss (1846).

It was recombined as Cretorectolobus muelleri by Landemaine (1991).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Squatina muelleri Reuss
1977Squatina muelleri Herman p. 122 figs. Pl 5, fig 1
1991Cretorectolobus muelleri Landemaine p. 10 figs. Pl 3, figs 7-12
1993Squatina muelleri Biddle p. 200 figs. Pl 1, fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderSquatiniformesBuen 1926
familySquatinidaeBonaparte 1838
genusSquatinaDumeril 1806
speciesmuelleriReuss 1846

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.

Squatina muelleri Reuss 1846
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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 07:20:01
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:20:01
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Middle Turonian or 113.20000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1France (Marne) Squatina muelleri (235560)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3France (Haute-Marne) Squatina muelleri (235569)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3France (Marne) Squatina muelleri (169108 235563 235567)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Cretorectolobus muelleri (242279)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Cretorectolobus muelleri (242280)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Belgium Squatina muelleri (241974)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8France Squatina muelleri (241894)