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Glaucostegidae

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Glaucostegidae

Taxonomy
Glaucostegidae was named by Last et al. (2016). It is extant. Its type is Glaucostegus.

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

Subtaxa
Glaucostegus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Glaucostegidae Last et al.
2019Glaucostegidae van der Laan p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRhinopristiformesLast et al. 2016
familyGlaucostegidaeLast et al. 2016
familyGlaucostegidaeLast et al. 2016

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. Glaucostegidae Last et al. 2016
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G. †Glaucostegus Bonaparte 1845
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available