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Squatinactiformes

Chondrichthyes - Squatinactiformes

Subtaxa
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Vazquez on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Squatinactida Zangerl p. 101
2002Squatinactida Sepkoski
2010Squatinactiformes Ginter et al. p. 80
2016Squatinactiformes Nelson et al. p. 47
2019Squatinactiformes van der Laan p. 36

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
superorderCtenacanthimorpha
orderSquatinactiformes()
orderSquatinactiformes()

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.

Or. †Squatinactiformes Zangerl 1981
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Fm. †Squatinactidae Cappetta et al. 1993
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G. †Squatinactis Lund and Zangerl 1974
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Squatinactis caudispinatus Lund and Zangerl 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Arnsbergian or 326.90000 to 323.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6USA (Montana) Squatinactis caudispinatus (90681)