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Scyliorhinus elongatus

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae

Taxonomy
Thyellina elongata was named by Davis (1887). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sahil Alma (Lewis collection), which is in a Santonian carbonate lime mudstone in Lebanon.

It was recombined as Scyllium elongatum by Woodward (1889); it was recombined as Scyliorhinus elongatus by Herman (1977), Cappetta (1980), Halter (1995), Noubhani and Cappetta (1997), Underwood and Ward (2008), Adolfssen and Ward (2015), Feichtinger et al. (2024), Feichtinger et al. (2025).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. ambiatlanticus, S. biauricalatus, S. gilbert, S. kasenoi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Thyellina elongata Davis p. 473 figs. Pl 14, figs 2,3
1889Scyllium elongatum Woodward p. 341
1889Scyllium tumidens Woodward p. 342 figs. pl. xvi, fig. 6
1977Scyliorhinus elongatus Herman p. 252 figs. Pl 11, fig 1
1980Scyliorhinus elongatus Cappetta p. 129 figs. Pl 21; pl 22; pl 23, figs 1-6; text-figs 29,30
1995Scyliorhinus elongatus Halter
1997Scyliorhinus elongatus Noubhani and Cappetta p. 58 figs. Pl 24, figs 1-6
2008Scyliorhinus elongatus Underwood and Ward p. 514 figs. Pl 2, figs 1-9
2015Scyliorhinus elongatus Adolfssen and Ward p. 331 figs. 8A-F
2024Scyliorhinus elongatus Feichtinger et al. p. 18 fig. 7
2025Scyliorhinus elongatus Feichtinger et al. p. 85 figs. 8H-I

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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
genusScyliorhinusBlainville 1816
specieselongatus()

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.

†Scyliorhinus elongatus Davis 1887
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Invalid names: Scyllium tumidens Woodward 1889 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Hauterivian to the top of the Danian or 132.60000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Germany Scyllium tumidens (91586)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Scyliorhinus elongatus (241896)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8France Scyliorhinus elongatus (241894)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Lebanon Scyliorhinus elongatus (92241 242393) Thyellina elongata (170327)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6United Kingdom (England) Scyliorhinus elongatus (213377 213381)
Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6United Kingdom (England) Scyliorhinus elongatus (213376 213380)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6France Scyliorhinus elongatus (242207)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium Scyliorhinus elongatus (242027)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2United Kingdom (England) Scyliorhinus elongatus (213378 213382)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium Scyliorhinus elongatus (241906)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2France Scyliorhinus elongatus (61353)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco Scyliorhinus elongatus (99627 214836 214837)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany Scyliorhinus elongatus (233262 240317)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Austria Scyliorhinus elongatus (233260 233261)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark Scyliorhinus elongatus (241430 241431)