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Cirrhigaleus

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Squalidae

Taxonomy
Cirrhigaleus was named by Tanaka (1912). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Cirrhigaleus Tanaka p. 546
1963Cirrhigaleus Jordan p. 602
2015Cirrhigaleus 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
familySqualidaeBonaparte 1834
genusCirrhigaleusTanaka 1912

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. Cirrhigaleus Tanaka 1912
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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: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available