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Squalus balsvikensis

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Squalidae

Taxonomy
Squalus balsvikensis was named by Siverson (1993). Its type specimen is LO 5065 T, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sample S92-2-2-MS, Balsvík quarry, which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate chalk in Sweden.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. eocenus, S. obliquidens, S. seniculus, S. sericulus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Squalus balsvikensis Siverson p. 6 figs. 2A-F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderSqualiformesGoodrich 1909
familySqualidaeBonaparte 1834
genusSqualus
speciesbalsvikensis

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.

†Squalus balsvikensis Siverson 1993
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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 07:18:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Sweden Squalus balsvikensis (214323 214324 214325 214329 214330 214332 214333 type locality: 214351 214352 214353)