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Squalicorax moodyi

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae

Taxonomy
Squalicorax moodyi was named by Guinot and Carrillo-Briceño (2018). Its type specimen is MBLUZ P-432-C, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Luna Quarry, which is in a Cenomanian offshore lime mudstone in the La Luna Formation of Venezuela.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Squalicorax moodyi Guinot and Carrillo-Briceño p. 5 figs. 3C-H

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyAnacoracidaeCasier 1947
genusSqualicoraxWhitley 1939
speciesmoodyi

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.

Squalicorax moodyi Guinot and Carrillo-Briceño 2018
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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 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Venezuela Squalicorax moodyi (type locality: 213628)