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Megascyliorhininae

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae

Taxonomy
Megascyliorhininae was named by Pfeil (1984). Its type is Megascyliorhinus.

It was assigned to Scyliorhinidae by Cappetta (1992), Landau et al. (2025).

Subtaxa
Megascyliorhinus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Megascyliorhininae Pfeil p. 645
1992Megascyliorhininae Cappetta p. 645
2025Megascyliorhininae Landau et al. p. 14

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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
subfamilyMegascyliorhininaePfeil 1984
subfamilyMegascyliorhininaePfeil 1984

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.

Subfm. †Megascyliorhininae Pfeil 1984
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G. †Megascyliorhinus Cappetta and Ward 1977
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†Megascyliorhinus cooperi Cappetta and Ward 1977
†Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus Antunes and Jonet 1969
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: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Mangapanian or 56.00000 to 2.40000 Ma

Collections (67 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Jordan Megascyliorhinus sp. (65225)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Megascyliorhinus cooperi (204217)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Denmark Megascyliorhinus cooperi (180458)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Megascyliorhinus cooperi (61215)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Ukraine Megascyliorhinus sp. (211009)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Argentina (Santa Cruz) Megascyliorhinus cooperi (230269 230272)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) Megascyliorhinus sp. (140018)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9Chile Megascyliorhinus sp. (99479)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Chile Megascyliorhinus sp. (99478)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Egypt Megascyliorhinus sp. (137550 137551 137553 137557 137568 137569 137574)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Belgium Megascyliorhinus sp. (276448)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Megascyliorhinus cooperi (204280)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Megascyliorhinus cooperi (204234 204281)
Waitakian - Otaian25.2 - 18.7New Zealand (South Island) Megascyliorhinus cooperi (85544)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Chile Megascyliorhinus trelewensis (46980 241730 277316)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus (48887)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (South Island) Megascyliorhinus cooperi (204278 204279)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Megascyliorhinus cooperi (204276)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Chile Megascyliorhinus trelewensis (179976)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Chile (Bio-Bio) Megascyliorhinus trelewensis (277319)
Burdigalian - Miocene20.45 - 5.333Argentina (Chubut) Megascyliorhinus trelewensis (133690)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Megascyliorhinus cooperi (204242 204277)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Portugal (Penedo) Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus (161620)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63France (Gironde) Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus (161524 161527)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63France Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus (204218 277907 277908 277909 277911)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand (South Island) Megascyliorhinus cooperi (204275 204282 204283)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Portugal Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus (276004)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Argentina (Entre Rios) Megascyliorhinus trelewensis (140010)
Tongaporutuan11.04 - 7.2New Zealand (North Island) Megascyliorhinus cooperi (204284)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Portugal Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus (65954)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Portugal (Alvalade) Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus (65955)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Megascyliorhinus sp. (46167)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Tunisia Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus (204219)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain (Alicante) Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus (118104)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Tuscany) Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus (228149)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus (277521)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus (204946 276542)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain (Huelva) Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus (151889 151890 151892 276726)
Opoitian - Castlecliffian5.333 - 0.34New Zealand (North Island) Megascyliorhinus cooperi (152191)
Waipipian3.7 - 3.0New Zealand (Hawera) Megascyliorhinus cooperi (28039)
Waipipian3.7 - 3.0New Zealand (North Island) Megascyliorhinus cooperi (204286 204287 204288)
Mangapanian3.0 - 2.4New Zealand (North Island) Megascyliorhinus cooperi (204285)