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Squalus serriculus

Chondrichthyes - Squalidae

Taxonomy
Squalus serriculus was named by Jordan and Hanibal (1923). Its type specimen is LSJU 937 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Squalus serriculus Jordan and Hanibal p. 58 figs. Plate III. q. r.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
SqualidaNelson et al. 2016
Squaliformes(Goodrich 1909)
familySqualidaeBonaparte 1834
genusSqualus
speciesserriculus

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.

Squalus serriculus Jordan and Hanibal 1923
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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 Chattian to the top of the Serravallian or 27.30000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Squalus serriculus (11601)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (California) Squalus serriculus (59059)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Hokuriku) Squalus serriculus (161496)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Japan (Hokuriku) Squalus serriculus (161489)