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Squalus stehlini

Chondrichthyes - Squalidae

Taxonomy
Acanthias stehlini was named by Leriche (1938). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is El Mene de Acosta, which is in a Chattian marine horizon in the El Mene Formation of Venezuela.

It was recombined as Squalus stehlini by Casier (1958).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. alsaticus, S. huntensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Acanthias stehlini Leriche p. 3
1958Squalus stehlini Casier p. 66

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
—Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
—SqualidaNelson et al. 2016
—Squaliformes(Goodrich 1909)
familySqualidaeBonaparte 1834
genusSqualus
speciesstehlini()

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 stehlini Leriche 1938
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Venezuela (Falcon) Acanthias stehlini (221443)