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Chaenogaleus affinis

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae

Taxonomy
Galeus affinis was named by Probst (1878).

It was recombined as Galeorhinus affinis by Purdy et al. (2001); it was recombined as Chaenogaleus affinis by Reinecke and Radwanski (2015) and Villafaña et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Galeus affinis Probst
2001Galeorhinus affinis Purdy et al. p. 139
2015Chaenogaleus affinis Reinecke and Radwanski p. 11
2020Chaenogaleus affinis Villafaña et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyHemigaleidae
genusChaenogaleusGill 1861
speciesaffinis(Probst 1878)

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.

†Chaenogaleus affinis Probst 1878
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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 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Zanclean or 58.70000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Mississippi) Galeorhinus affinis (62872)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (North Carolina) Galeorhinus affinis (71660)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Galeorhinus affinis (48887)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Japan (Hiroshima) Galeorhinus affinis (161447)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Bavaria) Chaenogaleus affinis (210593)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Touraine) Chaenogaleus affinis (161611)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Austria (Styria) Chaenogaleus affinis (161934)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Portugal (Penedo) Chaenogaleus affinis (161620)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Chaenogaleus affinis (90354)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Loupian) Chaenogaleus affinis (161623)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Austria (Styria) Chaenogaleus affinis (161937)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Austria (Styria) Chaenogaleus affinis (161907)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62France (Gironde) Chaenogaleus affinis (161524 161525 161527 161533)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62France Chaenogaleus affinis (85338)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Malta (Ras ii-Karraba) Chaenogaleus affinis (161384)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Czech Republic (Mikulov) Chaenogaleus affinis (161993 161995)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovakia (Bratislava) Galeorhinus affinis (161996)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Belgium Chaenogaleus affinis (208831)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) Chaenogaleus affinis (162678)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Galeorhinus affinis (52582)