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Almascyllium
Taxonomy
Almascyllium was named by Cappetta (1980) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant-u Sepkoski's reference number: 525,884]. Its type is Chiloscyllium cheikheliasi.
It was assigned to Orectolobiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hemiscylliidae by Vullo et al. (2007).
It was assigned to Orectolobiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hemiscylliidae by Vullo et al. (2007).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1980 | Almascyllium Cappetta p. 118 |
| 2002 | Almascyllium Sepkoski |
| 2007 | Almascyllium Vullo et al. p. 104 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Santonian or 100.50000 to 83.60000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | France (Poitou-Charentes) | A. sp. (73862) | |
| Late/Upper Santonian | Lebanon | A. cheikheliasi (221157) Chiloscyllium cheikheliasi (92241) |