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Squaliolus laticaudus

Chondrichthyes - Dalatiidae

Taxonomy
Squaliolus laticaudus was named by Smith and Radcliffe (1912). It is extant. It is the type species of Squaliolus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Squaliolus laticaudus Smith and Radcliffe pp. 490-491
2013Squaliolus laticaudus Underwood and Schlogl p. 492

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
—Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
—SqualidaNelson et al. 2016
—Squaliformes(Goodrich 1909)
familyDalatiidaeGray 1851
genusSqualiolusSmith and Radcliffe 1912
specieslaticaudusSmith and Radcliffe 1912

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.

Squaliolus laticaudus Smith and Radcliffe 1912
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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 07:18:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available