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Squatina biforis

Chondrichthyes - Squatinidae

Taxonomy
Squatina biforis was named by Le Hon (1871).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Squatina biforis Le Hon
1926Squatina biforis Leriche p. 382

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
Squatinida
Squatiniformes(Buen 1926)
familySquatinidaeBonaparte 1838
genusSquatinaDumeril 1806
speciesbiforisLe Hon 1871

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.

Squatina biforis Le Hon 1871
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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 07:20:01
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:20:01
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Langhian or 15.98000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Netherlands Squatina biforis (45505)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (Lower Saxony) Squatina biforis (161965)