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Squaliolus gasconensis

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Dalatiidae

Taxonomy
Squaliolus gasconensis was named by Adnet (2006). Its type specimen is ANG79, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Miretrain quarry, level 0, Angoumé, which is in a Lutetian slope marl in the Marnes de Miretrain Formation of France.

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by M. Uhen on 2020-12-29; modified by M. Clapham on 2026-01-20

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Squaliolus gasconensis Adnet p. 38 figs. Pl 11, figs 1-7; pl 12, fig 1
2007Squaliolus gasconensis Cahuzac et al. p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderSqualiformesGoodrich 1909
familyDalatiidaeGray 1851
genusSqualiolusSmith and Radcliffe 1912
speciesgasconensis

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.

Squaliolus gasconensis Adnet 2006
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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Squaliolus gasconensis (type locality: 61215)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France Squaliolus gasconensis (161753 277204 277206 277209 277210)