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Zameus

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Somniosidae

Taxonomy
Zameus was named by Jordan and Fowler (1903). It is extant.

It was assigned to Squalidae by Jordan (1963); and to Somniosidae by Straube et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Zameus Jordan and Fowler p. 504
1963Zameus Jordan p. 601
2015Zameus Straube et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderSqualiformesGoodrich 1909
familySomniosidaeJordan 1888
genusZameusJordan and Fowler 1903

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. Zameus Jordan and Fowler 1903
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Zameus squamulosus Günther 1877 [velvet dogfish]
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Invalid names: Scymnodon obscurus Vaillant 1888 [synonym]
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 07:18:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Zanclean or 23.04000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Jamaica Scymnodon obscurus (69729)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Z. squamulosus (206310)