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Pachyscyllium distans

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae

Taxonomy
Scyllium distans was named by Probst (1879).

It was recombined as Premontreia distans by VillafaƱa et al. (2020); it was recombined as Pachyscyllium distans by Reinecke and Radwanski (2015), Cicimurri et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Scyllium distans Probst
2015Pachyscyllium distans Reinecke and Radwanski p. 10
2020Premontreia distans VillafaƱa et al.
2025Pachyscyllium distans Cicimurri et al. p. 36

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyScyliorhinidaeGill 1862
genusPachyscylliumReinecke et al. 2005
speciesdistans(Probst 1879)

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.

Pachyscyllium distans Probst 1879
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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 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Zanclean or 27.30000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Mississippi) Pachyscyllium distans (133111)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Bavaria) Premontreia distans (210593)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Belgium Pachyscyllium distans (208831)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Pachyscyllium distans (204946)