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Chiloscyllium missouriense

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae

Taxonomy
Chiloscyllium missouriense was named by Case (1979).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Chiloscyllium missouriense Case
1987Chiloscyllium missouriense Case p. 19 fig. 7
2001Chiloscyllium missouriense Peng et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
familyHemiscylliidaeGill 1862
genusChiloscylliumMüller and Henle 1837
speciesmissourienseCase 1979

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:07:32
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:07:32
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) Chiloscyllium missouriense (14410 75839)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Wyoming) Chiloscyllium missouriense (70455)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) Chiloscyllium missouriense (75849)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Chiloscyllium missouriense (45893)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) Squatirhina sp., Squatirhina americana (61844)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Chiloscyllium missouriense (45560 45561 45566 45820)