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Somniosus gonzalezi

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Somniosidae

Taxonomy
Somniosus gonzalezi was named by Welton and Goedert (2016). Its type specimen is USNM 559335, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LACMVP 5412, which is in a Chattian offshore mudstone in the Pysht Formation of Washington.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Somniosus gonzalezi Welton and Goedert p. 319

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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
genusSomniosusLe Sueur 1818
speciesgonzalezi

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.

Somniosus gonzalezi Welton and Goedert 2016
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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Chattian or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Washington) Somniosus gonzalezi (58964)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Somniosus gonzalezi (type locality: 45809)