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Centrophorus squamosus (leafscale gulper shark)

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Centrophoridae

Taxonomy
Squalus squamosus was named by Bonnaterre (1788). It is extant.

It was recombined as Centrophorus squamosus by Keyes (1984), Marsili (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1788Squalus squamosus Bonnaterre
1984Centrophorus squamosus Keyes p. 206
2007Centrophorus squamosus Marsili p. 240 fig. 2Q,R,U

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderSqualiformesGoodrich 1909
familyCentrophoridaeBleeker 1859
genusCentrophorusMüller and Henle 1837
speciessquamosus(Bonnaterre 1788)

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.

Centrophorus squamosus Bonnaterre 1788 [leafscale gulper shark]
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Haumurian to the top of the Calabrian or 83.60000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Haumurian83.6 - 66.0New Zealand (North Island) Centrophorus squamosus (204291)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) Centrophorus squamosus (204289)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Centrophorus squamosus (204281)
Waitakian - Otaian25.2 - 18.7New Zealand (South Island) Centrophorus squamosus (85544)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (South Island) Centrophorus squamosus (204290)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Centrophorus squamosus (204242)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Centrophorus squamosus (206310)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Centrophorus squamosus (276906 276910 276916 276920)