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Phorcynis

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Phorcynidae

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).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Phorcynis Thiollière
1963Phorcynus Jordan p. 602
2002Phorcynis Sepkoski
2019Phorcynis van der Laan p. 41

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
familyPhorcynidaeHerman and van Waes 2014
genusPhorcynisThiollière 1854

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
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: 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 Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Spain P. catulina (151897 151900)