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Bythaelurus

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae

Taxonomy
Bythaelurus was named by Compagno (1988).

It was assigned to Pentanchinae by Hovestadt and Hovestadt-Euler (1995); and to Scyliorhinidae by Cicimurri and Knight (2009).

Species
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2010-08-06

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Bythaelurus Compagno
1995Bythaelurus Hovestadt and Hovestadt-Euler p. 267
2009Bythaelurus Cicimurri and Knight p. 634

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyScyliorhinidaeGill 1862
subfamilyPentanchinae(Smith 1912)
genusBythaelurusCompagno 1988

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. †Bythaelurus Compagno 1988
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Bythaelurus steurbauti Hovestadt and Hovestadt-Euler 1995
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 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Chattian or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Belgium Scyliorhinus coupatezi (277433 277478 277488)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (South Carolina) B. sp. (97550)