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Scymnodon ringens (knifetooth dogfish)

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Somniosidae

Taxonomy
Scymnodon ringens was named by Bocage and Capello (1864). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Scymnodon ringens Bocage and Capello
1981Scymnodon ringens Welton p. 52 figs. 1, 3, 4A
1996Scymnodon ringens Cigala Fulgosi p. 314 figs. Pl 5, figs 9,10; pl 6, fig 6
2007Scymnodon ringens Marsili p. 28 fig. 2E
2007Scymnodon ringens Marsili and Tabanelli p. 249 figs. 2.1, 2.2
2015Scymnodon ringens 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
genusScymnodonBocage and Capello 1864
speciesringensBocage and Capello 1864

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.

Scymnodon ringens Bocage and Capello 1864 [knifetooth dogfish]
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Rancholabrean or 5.33300 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Scymnodon ringens (206310)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Italy Scymnus lichia (277827)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Italy Scymnodon ringens (277541)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Scymnodon ringens (276907 276912 276917)
Rancholabrean (glacial)0.21 - 0.014USA (California) Scymnodon ringens (20624)