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Sigmoscyllium

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Sigmoscyllium Guinot et al. p. 657

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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
familyScyliorhinidaeGill 1862
genusSigmoscyllium

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.

G. †Sigmoscyllium Guinot et al. 2013
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Sigmoscyllium acuspidatum Guinot et al. 2013
Sigmoscyllium striatum Underwood and Ward 2008
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Middle Turonian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 93.90000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8France (Ardennes) S. acuspidatum (213564)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6United Kingdom (England) Palaeoscyllium striatum (213377 213381)
Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6United Kingdom (England) Palaeoscyllium striatum (213376 213380)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2United Kingdom (England) Palaeoscyllium striatum (213378 213379 213382)