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Ginglymostoma subafricanum

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae

Taxonomy
Ginglymostoma subafricanum was named by Arambourg (1952).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Ginglymostoma subafricanum Arambourg
1997Ginglymostoma subafricanum Noubhani and Cappetta p. 36 figs. Pl 12, figs 1-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
familyGinglymostomatidaeGill 1862
genusGinglymostomaMüller and Henle 1838
speciessubafricanumArambourg 1952

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.

Ginglymostoma subafricanum Arambourg 1952
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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 07:07:32
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:07:32
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Wasatchian or 66.00000 to 50.50000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Morocco Ginglymostoma subafricanum (214373)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Morocco Ginglymostoma subafricanum (91362 210053 214369 214370 214372 214834)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Arkansas) Ginglymostoma subafricanum (206776)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (Mississippi) Ginglymostoma subafricanum (62872)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Mississippi) Ginglymostoma subafricanum (62890)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Virginia) Ginglymostoma subafricanum (15595)