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Palaeocentroscymnus

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Somniosidae

Taxonomy
Palaeocentroscymnus was named by Pollerspöck et al. (2018).

It was assigned to Somniosidae by Feichtinger et al. (2025).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Palaeocentroscymnus Pollerspöck and et al
2025Palaeocentroscymnus Feichtinger et al. p. 81

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderSqualiformesGoodrich 1909
familySomniosidaeJordan 1888
genusPalaeocentroscymnusPollerspöck et al. 2018

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.

G. †Palaeocentroscymnus Pollerspöck 2018
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Palaeocentroscymnus bavaricus Feichtinger et al. 2025
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany P. bavaricus (233262 240317 240320 240322)