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Gurgesiellidae

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Gurgesiellidae

Taxonomy
Gurgesiellidae was named by de Buen (1959). It is extant. Its type is Gurgesiella.

It was assigned to Rajiformes by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Gurgesiella (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Gurgesiellidae de Buen
2019Gurgesiellidae van der Laan p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Batomorphi()
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
familyGurgesiellidaede Buen 1959
familyGurgesiellidaede Buen 1959

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. Gurgesiellidae de Buen 1959
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G. Gurgesiella de Buen 1959
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 07:15:23
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:15:23
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available