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Squalicorax crassidens

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae

Taxonomy
Galeocerdo crassidens was named by Cope (1872).

It was recombined as Squalicorax crassidens by Cappetta et al. (2014), Salama et al. (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Galeocerdo crassidens Cope
1902Galeocerdo crassidens Hay p. 311
2014Squalicorax crassidens Cappetta et al. p. 11
2021Squalicorax crassidens Salama et al. p. 3058 figs. 3b,f, 4b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyAnacoracidaeCasier 1947
genusSqualicoraxWhitley 1939
speciescrassidens(Cope 1872)

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.

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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 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Egypt Squalicorax crassidens (223259)