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Eometlaouia numidica

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Orectolobidae

Taxonomy
Squatirhina numidica was named by Arambourg (1952). It is the type species of Eometlaouia, Metlaouia.

It was recombined as Metlaouia numidica by Noubhani and Cappetta (1997); it was recombined as Eometlaouia numidica by Noubhani and Cappetta (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Squatirhina numidica Arambourg
1997Metlaouia numidica Noubhani and Cappetta p. 23 figs. Pl 3, figs 3,4
2002Eometlaouia numidica Noubhani and Cappetta p. 684

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
familyOrectolobidaeJordan and Fowler 1903
genusEometlaouia
speciesnumidica(Arambourg 1952)

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.

Eometlaouia numidica Arambourg 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:07:32
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:07:32
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available