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Centrophorus

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Centrophoridae

Taxonomy
Centrophorus was named by Müller and Henle (1837) [Sepkoski's age data: ]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Centrophoridae.

It was assigned to Squalidae by Jordan (1963), Keyes (1984), Long (1992); to Squaliformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Centrophoridae by Kocsis (2007), Adnet et al. (2008), Carillo-Briceño et al. (2014), Straube et al. (2015), Carrillo-Briceño et al. (2016), Villafaña et al. (2020).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Centrophorus Müller and Henle
1838Lepidorhinus Bonaparte p. 225
1863Entoxychirus Gill p. 317
1868Machephilus Johnson p. 346
1922Atractophorus Gilchrist
1963Atractophorus Jordan p. 601
1963Centrophorus Jordan p. 601
1963Entoxychirus Jordan p. 601
1963Lepidorhinus Jordan p. 601
1963Machephilus Jordan p. 601
1984Centrophorus Keyes p. 206
1992Centrophorus Long p. 17
2002Centrophorus Sepkoski
2007Centrophorus Kocsis p. 29
2008Centrophorus Adnet et al. p. 717
2014Centrophorus Carillo-Briceño et al. p. 80
2015Centrophorus Straube et al.
2016Centrophorus Carrillo-Briceño et al. p. 81
2020Centrophorus Villafaña et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderSqualiformesGoodrich 1909
familyCentrophoridaeBleeker 1859
genusCentrophorusMüller and Henle 1837

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. Centrophorus Müller and Henle 1837
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Centrophorus granulosus Bloch and Schneider 1801 [gulper shark]
Centrophorus squamosus Bonnaterre 1788 [leafscale gulper shark]
Invalid names: Atractophorus Gilchrist 1922 [synonym], Entoxychirus Gill 1863 [synonym], Lepidorhinus Bonaparte 1838 [synonym], Machephilus Johnson 1868 [synonym]
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: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Haumurian to the top of the Calabrian or 83.60000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Haumurian83.6 - 66.0New Zealand (North Island) C. squamosus (204291)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0New Zealand C. sp. (90578 90579 90580 90584)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (California) C. sp. (189952)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France C. granulosus (61215 74858)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Antarctica (Seymour Island) C. sp. (53666)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) C. sp. (140018)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) C. squamosus (204289)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France C. granulosus (277204)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Antarctica C. sp. (31173)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Barbados C. sp. (220735)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Oregon) C. sp. (161921)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Jordan C. sp. (32899)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation C. sp. (236597)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) C. squamosus (204281)
Waitakian - Otaian25.2 - 18.7New Zealand (South Island) C. squamosus (85544)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Colombia (La Guajira) C. sp. (182218)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (South Island) C. squamosus (204290)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Hungary C. sp. (210623)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Bavaria) C. granulosus (210593)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) C. squamosus (204242)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France C. granulosus (276345 276346 276347 276348 276349 276350 276351 276353)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Austria C. sp. (276450)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Ecuador C. sp. (204346 204349)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) C. granulosus (160781)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Panama (Panama) C. sp. (191987)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Colon) C. granulosus (231894)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy C. granulosus (276542) C. squamosus (206310)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Italy C. granulosus (277335)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy C. granulosus (276909 276919) C. squamosus (276906 276916) C. squamosus, C. granulosus (276910 276920)