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Chiloscyllium salvani

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae

Taxonomy
Chiloscyllium salvani was named by Noubhani and Cappetta (1997). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ouled Abdoun, recette IV, couche 2a, which is in a Selandian/Thanetian marine sandstone in the Couche II Formation of Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Chiloscyllium salvani Noubhani and Cappetta p. 19 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
superfamilyHemiscyllioideaNaylor 2012
familyHemiscylliidaeGill 1862
genusChiloscylliumMüller and Henle 1837
speciessalvani

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.

†Chiloscyllium salvani Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Thanetian or 61.66000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0Morocco Chiloscyllium salvani (type locality: 214848)