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Miroscyllium

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Etmopteridae

Taxonomy
Miroscyllium was named by Shirai and Nakaya (1990). It is extant.

It was assigned to Etmopteridae by Underwood and Schlogl (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Miroscyllium Shirai and Nakaya
2013Miroscyllium Underwood and Schlogl p. 498

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderSqualiformesGoodrich 1909
familyEtmopteridaeFowler 1941
genusMiroscylliumShirai and Nakaya 1990

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.

G. Miroscyllium Shirai and Nakaya 1990
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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

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Slovakia M. sp. (161900 161901 161902)