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Squatigaleus

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae

Taxonomy
Squatigaleus was named by Cappetta (1989) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-u K Maes-l]. Its type is Squatigaleus atlasi.

It was assigned to Carcharhiniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Triakidae by Cappetta (1989), Noubhani and Cappetta (1997), Adnet and Cappetta (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Squatigaleus Cappetta p. 12
1997Squatigaleus Noubhani and Cappetta p. 83
2002Squatigaleus Sepkoski
2008Squatigaleus Adnet and Cappetta p. 448

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyTriakidaeGray 1851
genusSquatigaleus

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. †Squatigaleus Cappetta 1989
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†Squatigaleus atlasi Cappetta 1989
†Squatigaleus carinatus Cappetta 1991
†Squatigaleus grandjeani Cappetta 1991
†Squatigaleus sulphurensis Case and Cappetta 1997
†Squatigaleus vianeyi Cappetta 1989
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 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Morocco S. vianeyi (275592)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Syria S. sp. (117854 117857)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Egypt S. atlasi, S. carinatus (275565) S. grandjeani (275564 275566)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco S. atlasi (116901 116903 214826)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) S. sulphurensis (61738)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco S. atlasi (214375)