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Eostegostoma

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Brachaeluridae

Taxonomy
Eostegostoma was named by Herman and Crochard (1977) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l T Eo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Orectolobiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Brachaeluridae by Noubhani and Cappetta (1997), Ebersole et al. (2024).

Species lacking formal opinion data
E. angusta, E. angustum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Eostegostoma Herman and Crochard
1997Eostegostoma Noubhani and Cappetta p. 25
2002Eostegostoma Sepkoski
2024Eostegostoma Ebersole et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
familyBrachaeluridaeApplegate 1972
genusEostegostomaHerman and Crochard 1977

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. †Eostegostoma Herman and Crochard 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:07:32
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:07:32
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Rupelian or 85.70000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Jordan E. sp. (62538)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Morocco E. sp. (214369)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0Morocco E. sp. (214848)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) E. angusta (3257)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) E. angusta (41989 41992 41994 41996 41998)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Ukraine E. angustum (211009)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Egypt E. sp. (137540)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) E. angustum (140018)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Egypt E. sp. (137550 137551 137553 137574)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Alabama) E. sp. (235364)