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Hemiscyllioidea

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes

Taxonomy
Hemiscyllioidea was named by Naylor (2012). It is extant.

It was assigned to Orectoloboidei by Nelson et al. (2016), Ebersole et al. (2019), Cicimurri et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Hemiscyllioidea Naylor
2016Hemiscyllioidea Nelson et al. p. 59
2019Hemiscyllioidea Ebersole et al. p. 20
2025Hemiscyllioidea Cicimurri et al. p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
superfamilyHemiscyllioideaNaylor 2012
superfamilyHemiscyllioideaNaylor 2012

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.

Superfm. Hemiscyllioidea Naylor 2012
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Fm. Ginglymostomatidae Gill 1862 [nurse shark]
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G. †Cantioscyllium Woodward 1889
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†Cantioscyllium alhaulfi Kriwet 1999
†Cantioscyllium brachyplicatum Kriwet et al. 2009
†Cantioscyllium decipiens Woodward 1889
†Cantioscyllium meyeri Case and Cappetta 1997
G. †Delpitoscyllium Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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†Delpitoscyllium africanum Leriche 1927
G. †Ganntouria Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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†Ganntouria variabilis Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
G. Ginglymostoma Müller and Henle 1838
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†Ginglymostoma angolense Dartevelle and Casier 1943
†Ginglymostoma botmaense Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Ginglymostoma chenanei Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Ginglymostoma delfortriei Daimeries 1889
†Ginglymostoma erramii Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Ginglymostoma khouribgaense Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Ginglymostoma lithuanica Dalinkevičius 1935
†Ginglymostoma maroccanum Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Ginglymostoma obliquum Leidy 1877
†Ginglymostoma pectinatum Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Ginglymostoma subafricanum Arambourg 1952
Invalid names: Acrodobatis Leidy 1877 [synonym]
G. †Hologinglymostoma Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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†Hologinglymostoma jaegeri Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
G. Nebrius Rüppell 1837
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†Nebrius bequaerti Leriche 1919
†Nebrius concolor Ruppel 1837
Nebrius ferrugineus Lesson 1831
†Nebrius obliquus Leidy 1877
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Invalid names: Ginglymostoma blanckenhorni Stromer 1903 [synonym], Ginglymostoma fourtaui Priem 1905 [synonym]
†Nebrius serra Leidy 1877
†Nebrius thielensis Winkler 1874
G. †Plicatoscyllium Case and Cappetta 1997
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†Plicatoscyllium derameei Case and Cappetta 1997
†Plicatoscyllium gharbii Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Plicatoscyllium globidens Cappetta and Case 1975
†Plicatoscyllium lehneri Leriche 1938
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Invalid names: Ginglymostoma rugosum Dartevelle and Casier 1943 [synonym]
†Plicatoscyllium youssoufiaense Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
G. †Protoginglymostoma Herman and Crochard 1977
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G. Pseudoginglymostoma Dingerkus 1986
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†Pseudoginglymostoma erguitaense Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Pseudoginglymostoma idiri Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Fm. Hemiscylliidae Gill 1862
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G. †Adnetoscyllium Guinot et al. 2013
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†Adnetoscyllium angloparisensis Guinot et al. 2013
G. †Almascyllium Cappetta 1980
G. Chiloscyllium Müller and Henle 1837
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†Chiloscyllium frequens Guinot et al. 2013
†Chiloscyllium greeni Cappetta 1973
†Chiloscyllium meraense Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Chiloscyllium mereretiae Werner 1989
†Chiloscyllium salvani Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Chiloscyllium vulloi Guinot et al. 2013
G. †Cirrhoscyllium Smith 1913
G. †Folipistrix Kriwet 2003
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†Folipistrix digitulus Kriwet 2003
G. Hemiscyllium Smith 1837
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†Hemiscyllium hermani Müller 1989
†Hemiscyllium ocellatus Bonaterre 1788
G. †Palaeobrachaelurus Thies 1983
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†Palaeobrachaelurus mitchelli Underwood 2004
†Palaeobrachaelurus mussetti Underwood and Ward 2004
G. †Pseudospinax Müller and Diedrich 1991
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†Pseudospinax heterodon Underwood and Mitchell 1999
†Pseudospinax muftius Thies 1983
†Pseudospinax pusillus Müller and Diedrich 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:07:32
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:07:32
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 Thouarsense to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 180.40000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 174.7 Ma

Collections (294 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Germany Chiloscyllium sp., Palaeobrachaelurus sp. (148936)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7Luxembourg Palaeobrachaelurus sp. (141382)
Levesquei182.9 - 174.7Luxembourg Chiloscyllium sp. (148935)
Variabilis182.9 - 174.7Luxembourg Palaeobrachaelurus sp. (141384)
Thouarsense180.4 - 174.7Luxembourg Palaeobrachaelurus sp. (141386 141389)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Germany Palaeobrachaelurus aperizostus (137168)
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Germany Palaeobrachaelurus sp. 1, Palaeobrachaelurus sp. 2 (139231)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6France (Grand Est) Palaeobrachaelurus sp., Palaeobrachaelurus mussetti (179498)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Palaeobrachaelurus mussetti (91448 91450 91453)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Poland Palaeobrachaelurus sp. (141269 141299)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5United Kingdom Protospinax muftius, Palaeobrachaelurus bedfordensis, Palaeobrachaelurus alisonae (137185)
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Poland Palaeobrachaelurus sp., Pseudospinax sp. (117993)
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Luxembourg Palaeobrachaelurus sp., Pseudospinax sp. (91447)
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5Poland Pseudospinax sp. (97035)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian152.21 - 145.06United Kingdom (England) Cantioscyllium sp., Hemiscylliidae indet., Pseudospinax sp. (140224)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Teruel) Cantioscyllium alhaulfi (91420)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4United Kingdom (England) Palaeobrachaelurus mitchelli (213572)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57United Kingdom (England) Hemiscylliidae indet. (213576)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3United Kingdom (England) Chiloscyllium greeni (213325)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Chiloscyllium greeni (213351) Hemiscyllium sp. (213371) Hemiscyllium sp., Chiloscyllium greeni (213331) Hemiscyllium sp., Pseudospinax heterodon (213345 213372) Pseudospinax heterodon (213333 213341 213350)