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Phorcynis
Taxonomy
Phorcynis was named by Thiollière (1854) [Sepkoski's age data: ]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Phorcynidae.
It was assigned to Squatinidae by Jordan (1963); to Orectolobiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Phorcynidae by van der Laan (2019).
It was assigned to Squatinidae by Jordan (1963); to Orectolobiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Phorcynidae by van der Laan (2019).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1854 | Phorcynis Thiollière |
| 1963 | Phorcynus Jordan p. 602 |
| 2002 | Phorcynis Sepkoski |
| 2019 | Phorcynis van der Laan p. 41 |
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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.
G. †Phorcynis Thiollière 1854
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 157.90000 to 154.80000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Oxfordian | Spain | P. catulina (151897 151900) |