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Squatinactidae

Chondrichthyes - Squatinactiformes - Squatinactidae

Taxonomy
Squatinactidae was named by Cappetta et al. (1993). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Squatinactiformes by Ginter et al. (2010), Nelson et al. (2016).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Squatinactidae Cappetta et al.
2010Squatinactidae Ginter et al. p. 80
2016Squatinactidae Nelson et al. p. 47

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
superorderCladodontomorphi
orderSquatinactiformes()
familySquatinactidaeCappetta et al. 1993
familySquatinactidaeCappetta et al. 1993

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.

Fm. †Squatinactidae Cappetta et al. 1993
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G. †Squatinactis Lund and Zangerl 1974
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Squatinactis caudispinatus Lund and Zangerl 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Arnsbergian or 327.00000 to 323.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (Montana) Squatinactis caudispinatus (90681)