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Squatina muelleri

Chondrichthyes - Squatinidae

Taxonomy
Squatina muelleri was named by Reuss (1846).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. californica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Squatina muelleri Reuss
1977Squatina muelleri Herman p. 116
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
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
—Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
—Squatinida
—Squatiniformes(Buen 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: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Middle Albian or 113.20000 to 106.30000 Ma

Collections (5 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)