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Delpitoscyllium africanum

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae

Taxonomy
Ginglymostoma africanum was named by Leriche (1927). It is the type species of Delpitoscyllium.

It was recombined as Delpitoscyllium africanum by Noubhani and Cappetta (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Ginglymostoma africanum Leriche
1997Delpitoscyllium africanum Noubhani and Cappetta p. 27 figs. Pl 5, figs 1-7

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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
superfamilyOrectoloboideaMaylor 2012
familyGinglymostomatidaeGill 1862
genusDelpitoscyllium
speciesafricanum(Leriche 1927)

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.

Delpitoscyllium africanum Leriche 1927
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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 Danian to the top of the Selandian or 66.00000 to 59.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Morocco Delpitoscyllium africanum (214370)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Morocco Delpitoscyllium africanum (133217)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Morocco Delpitoscyllium africanum (214839 214848)