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Parasquatina

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes

Taxonomy
Parasquatina was named by Herman (1982) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. It is not extant. Its type is Parasquatina cappettai.

It was assigned to Galeomorphii by Sepkoski (2002); to Squatinidae by Bourdon et al. (2011) and Guinot et al. (2012); and to Orectolobiformes by Feichtinger et al. (2022).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Parasquatina Herman
2002Parasquatina Sepkoski
2011Parasquatina Bourdon et al. p. 7
2012Parasquatina Guinot et al. p. 544
2022Parasquatina Feichtinger et al. p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
genusParasquatinaHerman 1982

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. †Parasquatina Herman 1982
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Parasquatina cappettai Herman 1982
Parasquatina jarvisi Guinot et al. 2012
Parasquatina justinensis Guinot et al. 2012
Parasquatina zitteli Pollerspöck and Beaury 2014
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Middle Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 93.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3France (Ardennes) P. justinensis (213564)
Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (New Mexico) P. sp. (52037)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5France (Aisne) P. jarvisi (213563)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5United Kingdom (England) P. jarvisi (213377)
Middle Santonian85.8 - 83.5United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (213376)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Ardennes) P. jarvisi (157587)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Marne) P. jarvisi (157588)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Austria P. zitteli (228232 228907 228908 228909 228910 228911 228912)