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Etmopteridae

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Etmopteridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Etmopteridae Fowler
2007Etmopteridae Cahuzac et al. p. 13
2012Aculeolidae Herman and van Waes p. 8
2013Etmopteridae Underwood and Schlogl p. 496
2015Etmopteridae Straube et al.
2016Etmopteridae Nelson et al. p. 75
2019Etmopteridae van der Laan p. 43
2024Etmopteridae Feichtinger et al. p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderSqualiformesGoodrich 1909
familyEtmopteridaeFowler 1941
familyEtmopteridaeFowler 1941

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.

Fm. Etmopteridae Fowler 1941
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G. Aculeola de Buen 1959
G. Centroscyllium Müller and Henle 1838
G. †Eoetmopterus Muller and Schollmann 1989
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†Eoetmopterus davidi Feichtinger et al. 2022
†Eoetmopterus supracretaceus Müller and Schöllmann 1989
G. Etmopterus Rafinesque 1810
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†Etmopterus acutidens Casier 1966
†Etmopterus cahuzaci Adnet 2006
Etmopterus spinax Linnaeus 1758 [velvet belly lanternshark]
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Invalid names: Etmopterus aculeatus Rafinesque 1810 [synonym]
Invalid names: Acanthidium Lowe 1839 [synonym]
G. †Incognitorapax Feichtinger et al. 2024
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†Incognitorapax fernsebneri Feichtinger et al. 2024
G. Miroscyllium Shirai and Nakaya 1990
G. †Paraetmopterus Adnet 2006
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†Paraetmopterus nolfi Adnet 2006
G. †Proetmopterus Siverson 1993
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†Proetmopterus lukasi Feichtinger et al. 2022
G. Trigonognathus Mochizuki and Ohe 1990
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Trigonognathus kabeyai Mochizuki and Ohe 1990 [viper dogfish]
†Trigonognathus virginiae Cappetta and Adnet 2001
Invalid names: Aculeolidae Herman and van Waes 2012 [synonym]
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Calabrian or 100.50000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (65 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Eoetmopterus sp. (213365)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Eoetmopterus supracretaceus (228233)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Eoetmopterus supracretaceus (31992)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Aisne) Etmopteridae indet. (213559)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Eoetmopterus supracretaceus (101702)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Etmopteridae indet. (240323 240324 240325 240326 240327)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (British Columbia) Eoetmopterus supracretaceus (221571 221572)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Sweden Centroscyllium gaemersi (22775) Proetmopterus hemmooriensis (214323 214324 214325 214329 214330 214332 214333 214351 214352 214353)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Bulgaria Incognitorapax sp. (277704)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany Incognitorapax fernsebneri (233262)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Sweden Proetmopterus hemmooriensis, Eoetmopterus supracretaceus (214328)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Austria Etmopteridae indet. 1, Eoetmopterus davidi, Proetmopterus lukasi (228909) Etmopteridae indet., Eoetmopterus davidi, Proetmopterus lukasi (228232)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Bulgaria Incognitorapax sp. (277705 277706 277710)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Austria Incognitorapax fernsebneri (233260)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Paraetmopterus nolfi (74858 277212 277214) Paraetmopterus nolfi, Etmopterus cahuzaci, Trigonognathus virginiae (61215)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) Etmopterus sp. (140018)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France Paraetmopterus nolfi, Etmopterus cahuzaci (161753 277204 277206 277209 277210)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Barbados Etmopterus acutidens (220735)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Barbados Etmopterus acutidens (220746)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Austria Etmopterus sp. (278367 278368)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany Etmopterus sp. (237480 278376 278377)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Slovakia Etmopterus sp. (161897) Etmopterus sp., Miroscyllium sp. (161900 161901 161902) Paraetmopterus horvathi (161895)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Japan Etmopterus sp. (277610 278399)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Etmopterus sp. (276348 276349 276350 276351 276353) Etmopterus sp., Centroscyllium sp. (276345)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Trigonognathus sp. (160781)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Etmopterus sp. (276907 276917)