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Squatina dumeril

Chondrichthyes - Squatinidae

Taxonomy
Squatina dumeril was named by Lesueur (1818). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. californica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Squatina dumeril Lesueur

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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
speciesdumerilLesueur 1818

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 dumeril Lesueur 1818
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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, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available