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Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum (short-tailed nurse shark)

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae

Taxonomy
Ginglymostoma brevicaudatum was named by Günther (1867). It is extant.

It was recombined as Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum by Long (1992).

Entered
by M. Uhen on 2013-12-10; modified by M. Clapham on 2026-03-06

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Ginglymostoma brevicaudatum Geunther
1867Ginglymostoma brevicaudatum Günther
1992Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum Long p. 22 figs. 8D-F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
familyGinglymostomatidaeGill 1862
genusPseudoginglymostomaDingerkus 1986
speciesbrevicaudatum(Günther 1867)

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.

Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum Günther 1867 [short-tailed nurse shark]
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available