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Crassescyliorhinus germanicus

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae

Taxonomy
Scyliorhinus germanicus was named by Herman (1982). It is the type species of Crassescyliorhinus.

It was recombined as Crassescyliorhinus germanicus by Underwood and Ward (2008), Adolfssen and Ward (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Scyliorhinus germanicus Herman
2008Crassescyliorhinus germanicus Underwood and Ward p. 512 figs. Pl 2, figs 10-18
2015Crassescyliorhinus germanicus Adolfssen and Ward p. 332 fig. 9J,K

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyScyliorhinidaeGill 1862
genusCrassescyliorhinus
speciesgermanicus(Herman 1982)

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.

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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: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Danian or 85.70000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6United Kingdom (England) Crassescyliorhinus germanicus (213377 213381)
Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6United Kingdom (England) Crassescyliorhinus germanicus (213376 213380)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2United Kingdom (England) Crassescyliorhinus germanicus (213378 213382)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Sweden (Skane) Scyliorhinus germanicus (106411)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Sweden Scyliorhinus germanicus (102885)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Crassescyliorhinus germanicus (101702)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Sweden (Skåne) Scyliorhinus germanicus (74334 102883)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Sweden (Götaland) Scyliorhinus germanicus (102886)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2France Scyliorhinus germanicus (61352)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Sweden Scyliorhinus germanicus (22775 107484 154209 214324)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Sweden Scyliorhinus germanicus (214328)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Sweden Scyliorhinus germanicus (90575)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark Crassescyliorhinus germanicus (241429 241430 241431)