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Somniosus microcephalus (Greenland shark)

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Somniosidae

Taxonomy
Squalus microcephalus was named by Bloch and Schneider (1801). It is extant.

It was recombined as Somniosus microcephalus by Herman (1974).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1801Squalus microcephalus Bloch and Schneider
1974Somniosus microcephalus Herman p. 21 figs. Pl 2, fig 1

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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
genusSomniosusLe Sueur 1818
speciesmicrocephalus(Bloch and Schneider 1801)

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.

Somniosus microcephalus Bloch and Schneider 1801 [Greenland shark]
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Somniosus microcephalus (277863)