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Orectolobidae (wobbegong)
Taxonomy
Orectolobidae was named by Jordan and Fowler (1903). It is extant.
It was assigned to Galei by Jordan (1963); to Orectoloboidei by Case (1978); to Isuroidei by Case (1981); to Galeoidea by Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Squatinoidei by Case and Schwimmer (1988); to Orectoloboidea by Nelson et al. (2016) and Ebersole et al. (2019); and to Orectolobiformes by Long (1992), Biddle (1993), Peng et al. (2001), Tabuce et al. (2005), Cahuzac et al. (2007) and Ebersole et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Galei by Jordan (1963); to Orectoloboidei by Case (1978); to Isuroidei by Case (1981); to Galeoidea by Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Squatinoidei by Case and Schwimmer (1988); to Orectoloboidea by Nelson et al. (2016) and Ebersole et al. (2019); and to Orectolobiformes by Long (1992), Biddle (1993), Peng et al. (2001), Tabuce et al. (2005), Cahuzac et al. (2007) and Ebersole et al. (2022).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1903 | Orectolobidae Jordan and Fowler |
| 1963 | Orectolobidae Jordan p. 598 |
| 1978 | Orectolobidae Case p. 187 |
| 1981 | Orectolobidae Case p. 61 |
| 1981 | Orectolobidae Thurmond and Jones p. 44 |
| 1988 | Orectolobidae Case and Schwimmer p. 294 |
| 1992 | Orectolobidae Long p. 20 |
| 1993 | Orectolobidae Biddle p. 202 |
| 2001 | Orectolobidae Peng et al. p. 7 |
| 2005 | Orectolobidae Tabuce et al. p. 385 |
| 2007 | Orectolobidae Cahuzac et al. p. 15 |
| 2016 | Orectolobidae Nelson et al. p. 59 |
| 2019 | Orectolobidae Ebersole et al. p. 17 |
| 2022 | Orectolobidae Ebersole et al. p. 378 |
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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. Orectolobidae Jordan and Fowler 1903 [wobbegong]
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G. †Cederstroemia Siverson 1995
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†Cederstroemia havreensis Herman 1977
†Cederstroemia nilsi Siverson 1995
†Cederstroemia siverssoni Guinot et al. 2013
†Cederstroemia triangulata Siverson 1995
†Cederstroemia ziaensis Bourdon et al. 2011
G. †Cirriscyllium Ogilby 1908
G. †Cretorectolobus Case 1978
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†Cretorectolobus doylei Underwood et al. 1999
†Cretorectolobus gracilis Underwood and Mitchell 1999
†Cretorectolobus olsoni Case 1978
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Invalid names: Eucrossorhinus microcuspidatus Case 1978 [synonym]
†Cretorectolobus robustus Underwood and Cumbaa 2010
G. †Eometlaouia Noubhani and Cappetta 2002
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†Eometlaouia numidica Arambourg 1952
Invalid names: Metlaouia Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 [replaced]
G. †Eucrossorhinus Regan 1908
G. †Heteroscyllium Regan 1908
G. †Microdontaspis Case et al. 2001
G. †Orectoloboides Cappetta 1977
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†Orectoloboides angulatus Underwood and Cumbaa 2010
†Orectoloboides multistriatus Werner 1989
†Orectoloboides parvulus Dalinkevičius 1935
†Orectoloboides reyndersi Adnet 2006
G. †Restesia Cook et al. 2014
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†Restesia americana Estes 1964
†Restesia monocuspilatus Wynd et al. 2020
G. †Squatiscyllium Cappetta 1980
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†Squatiscyllium casieri Arambourg 1952
†Squatiscyllium nigeriensis White 1934
G. †Synchismus Gill 1861
Invalid names: Nebriinae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Hauterivian to the top of the Miocene or 136.40000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 130.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 130.0 Ma
Collections (128 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Hauterivian | United Kingdom (England) | Cretorectolobus doylei (66421 66422) | |
| Late/Upper Hauterivian | United Kingdom (England) | Cretorectolobus doylei (66418 66419 66420) | |
| Early/Lower Albian | United Kingdom (England) | Cretorectolobus gracilis (213324) Orectoloboides parvulus (213319 213320) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Ukraine | Cederstroemia siverssoni (214236 214239 214242) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | United Kingdom (England) | Cretorectolobus gracilis (213332 213335 213336 213372) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | France | Orectoloboides parvula (214872) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Lithuania | Ginglymostoma parvula (213709 213710) | |
| Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian | Kazakhstan | Orectoloboides parvulus, Cretorectolobus doylei (175010) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | United Kingdom (England) | Cederstroemia siverssoni (213567) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | France (Poitou-Charentes) | Cederstroemia muelleri (77233) Cederstroemia sp. (77230) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | USA (Utah) | Cretorectolobus sp. (22679) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Egypt | Orectoloboides multistriatus (214508) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | USA (Texas) | Cretorectolobus sp. (213298) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Orectoloboides angulatus, Cretorectolobus robustus (22731) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | USA (Nebraska) | Cretorectolobus sp. (213308) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | United Kingdom (England) | Cederstroemia siverssoni (213569) | |
| Middle Turonian | France (Ardennes) | Cederstroemia siverssoni (213564) | |
| Coniacian | United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | Cederstroemia siverssoni (213383) | |
| Santonian | Russian Federation (Orenburg) | Cederstroemia nilsi (232890) | |
| Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian | USA (New Mexico) | Cederstroemia ziaensis, Squatina sp. (52037) | |
| Late/Upper Santonian | United Kingdom (England) | Cederstroemia havreensis (213381) | |
| Late/Upper Santonian | Canada (Alberta) | Orectolobidae indet. (14425 14428 190344 190345) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | Sweden (Skane) | Cretorectolobus sp. (106411) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | France (Somme) | Cederstroemia havreensis (213565 213566) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | United Kingdom (England) | Cederstroemia havreensis (213379 213561) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | Russian Federation (Saratov) | Cederstroemia sp. (224997) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | France (Ardennes) | Cederstroemia havreensis (157587) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | Sweden (Skåne) | Cretorectolobus sp., Cederstroemia nilsi (74334) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian | USA (North Carolina) | Cretorectolobus sp. (128412) | |
| Judithian | USA (Wyoming) | Squatirhina americana (14458) | |
| Judithian | USA (Texas) | Squatirhina americana (14489) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Wyoming) | Cretorectolobus olsoni (70253 70268 70269 70451 70453 70454 70488 70489 70490 70499 70500 70501 215800 215801) Eucrossorhinus microcuspidatus, Cretorectolobus olsoni (70455) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Canada (Alberta) | Eucrossorhinus microcuspidatus, Cretorectolobus olsoni (22640) Squatirhina americana (34305 34307 34322) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (New Mexico) | Squatirhina americana (36541) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Montana) | Cretorectolobus olsoni (215799) Cretorectolobus olsoni, Cederstroemia triangulata (215798) Eucrossorhinus microcuspidatus, Cretorectolobus olsoni (69150) | |
| Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Montana) | Cretorectolobus olsoni (69153 69450 177498) Eucrossorhinus microcuspidatus, Cretorectolobus olsoni, Cederstroemia triangulata (69161) Eucrossorhinus sp. (14490) Squatiscyllium sp. (14434 14457) | |
| Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Texas) | Restesia americana (212186) Squatirhina americana (68003) | |
| Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Cretorectolobus sp. (14494) Eucrossorhinus microcuspidatus, Cretorectolobus olsoni (229975) | |
| Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian | Mexico (Chihuahua) | Cretorectolobus sp. (35353) | |
| Maastrichtian | USA (Montana) | Restesia americana (85499) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Canada (Alberta) | Squatirhina americana (14502) | |
| Lancian | USA (Colorado) | Squatirhina americana (14640) | |
| Lancian | USA (Wyoming) | Squatirhina americana (14514 14540 14544 70343) | |
| Lancian | USA (Montana) | Restesia americana (144500 144502) Squatirhina americana (14536 14548 14582) Squatirhina americana, Restesia monocuspilatus (14549 14568) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Texas) | Cretorectolobus olsoni (61738) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Montana) | Squatirhina americana (183109) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Wyoming) | Squatirhina americana (14585) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Ukraine | Cretorectolobus sp. (142786) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (North Dakota) | Cretorectolobus olsoni (213580 213582 213583 213584 213587 213589) Squatirhina americana (45128 45144) | |
| Selandian | Morocco | Metlaouia delpiti (133217) | |
| Selandian - Thanetian | Morocco | Metlaouia delpiti (214839 214848) | |
| Thanetian | Niger | Orectolobus nigeriensis (229530) | |
| Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene | Saudi Arabia | Orectolobus sp. (37182) | |
| Ypresian | Morocco | Metlaouia delpiti (214840) Squatiscyllium casieri (214841) Squatiscyllium sp. (214851) | |
| Ypresian | Senegal | Squatiscyllium sp. (209379) | |
| Ypresian - Lutetian | USA (Alabama) | Orectolobidae indet., Orectolobus ziegenhinei (81179) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (Virginia) | Orectolobidae indet. (15595) | |
| Lutetian | Morocco | Squatiscyllium sp. (91339) | |
| Lutetian | USA (Alabama) | Eometlaouia sp., Squatiscyllium nigeriensis (13346) Orectolobus ziegenhinei (209521) | |
| Lutetian - Bartonian | France (Landes) | Orectoloboides reyndersi (161753) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene | Australia (Victoria) | Orectolobus sp. (51330) | |
| Miocene | USA (South Carolina) | Gryphodobatis uncus (18506) | |
| Burdigalian | USA (Delaware) | Orectolobidae indet. (18579) | |
| Messinian - Piacenzian | Australia (South Australia) | Orectolobus gippslandicus (50343) |