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Squalicorax curvatus

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Corax curvatus Williston p. 41 figs. pl. 12, figs. 7, 8
1902Corax curvatus Hay p. 309
1996Squalicorax curvatus Siverson p. 844 figs. 6I-L
1999Squalicorax curvatus Cappetta and Case p. 13 figs. Pl 7, figs 6-8
2006Squalicorax curvatus Shimada et al. p. 8 figs. 8.2-8.4
2008Squalicorax curvatus Shimada and Martin p. 91 fig. 5A
2010Squalicorax curvatus Underwood and Cumbaa p. 928 figs. Pl 7, figs 1-23; pl 8, fig 2
2012Squalicorax curvatus Nagrodski et al. p. 79 fig. 3B,C
2025Squalicorax curvatus Juranek and Shimada p. 12 fig. 5G

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyAnacoracidaeCasier 1947
genusSqualicoraxWhitley 1939
speciescurvatus(Williston 1900)

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.

Squalicorax curvatus Williston 1900
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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 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (Western Australia) Squalicorax curvatus (215794)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Colorado) Squalicorax curvatus (132505)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Kansas) Squalicorax curvatus (213414 213415 213416 213417 213418 213419)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Kansas) Squalicorax curvatus (94538)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Nebraska) Squalicorax curvatus (213308 213401 239336)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Squalicorax curvatus, Squalicorax falcatus (22731)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Colorado) Squalicorax curvatus (35429 213403)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Texas) Squalicorax curvatus (213300)