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Zameus squamulosus (velvet dogfish)

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Somniosidae

Taxonomy
Centrophorus squamulosus was named by Günther (1877). It is extant.

It was recombined as Zameus squamulosus by Cigala Fulgosi (1996), Straube et al. (2015).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Centrophorus squamulosus Günther
1888Centroscymnus obscurus Vaillant
1996Zameus squamulosus Cigala Fulgosi p. 312 figs. Pl 2; figs 1-11; pl 5, fig 8; pl 6, figs 1-5
2004Scymnodon obscurus Underwood and Mitchell
2015Zameus squamulosus Straube et al.

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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
genusZameusJordan and Fowler 1903
speciessquamulosus(Günther 1877)

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.

Zameus squamulosus Günther 1877 [velvet dogfish]
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Invalid names: Scymnodon obscurus Vaillant 1888 [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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Zanclean or 23.04000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Jamaica Scymnodon obscurus (69729)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Zameus squamulosus (206310)