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Parascyllioidei

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes

Taxonomy
Parascyllioidei is a suborder. It is extant.

It was assigned to Orectolobiformes by Nelson et al. (2016).

Subtaxa
Parascylliidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Parascyllioidei Nelson et al. p. 59

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderParascyllioidei
suborderParascyllioidei

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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Fm. Parascylliidae Gill 1862 [collared carpetshark]
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G. †Pararhincodon Herman 1975
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†Pararhincodon crochardi Herman 1977
†Pararhincodon germaini Adnet 2006
†Pararhincodon lehmani Cappetta 1980
†Pararhincodon ornatus Guinot et al. 2013
†Pararhincodon torquis Dearden et al. 2025
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 07:07:32
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:07:32
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Priabonian or 106.30000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Germany Pararhincodon crochardi (241414)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Pararhincodon lehmani (213350 213353 213372)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany (Westphalia) Pararhincodon crochardi (210063)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Pararhincodon lehmani (213297)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Pararhincodon sp., Pararhincodon crochardi (213567)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Pararhincodon lehami (69118)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Colorado) Pararhincodon sp. (35429)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8France (Ardennes) Pararhincodon ornatus (213564)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Pararhincodon crochardi (213383)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6France (Aisne) Pararhincodon crochardi, Pararhincodon ornatus (213563)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6United Kingdom (England) Pararhincodon crochardi (213381) Pararhincodon ornatus (213377)
Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6United Kingdom (England) Pararhincodon crochardi, Pararhincodon ornatus (213376) Pararhincodon ornatus (213380)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2United Kingdom (England) Pararhincodon torquis (240544)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Sweden (Götaland) Pararhincodon spp. (102886)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Ardennes) Pararhincodon crochardi (157587)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2United Kingdom (England) Pararhincodon crochardi, Pararhincodon ornatus (213382) Pararhincodon ornatus (213378 213561) Pararhincodon torquis (240543)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Sweden (Skåne) Pararhincodon spp. (74334)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Sweden (Skane) Pararhincodon spp. (106411)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Somme) Pararhincodon crochardi (213565)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Sweden Pararhincodon spp. (102885)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Aisne) Pararhincodon ornatus (213559)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Pararhincodon sp. (240326)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Marne) Pararhincodon crochardi (157588 213562)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Carolina) Pararhincodon sp. (79363)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Pararhincodon groessensi (101701)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Landes) Pararhincodon sp. (213857)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark Pararhincodon groessenssi (241430)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03France (Landes) Pararhincodon germaini (161754)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Egypt Pararhincodon sp. (137540)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71France (Landes) Pararhincodon germaini (161753)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) Pararhincodon sp. (140018)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Jordan Pararhincodon sp. (32899)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Egypt Pararhincodon sp. (137550 137553 137574)