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Squatina occidentalis

Chondrichthyes - Squatinidae

Taxonomy
Squatina occidentalis was named by Eastman (1904) [No type specimen number is listed by Eastman (1904).]. It is not extant. Its type locality is Plum Point, south, Zone 10, which is in a Langhian estuary/bay sandstone in the Calvert Formation of Maryland.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. californica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Squatina occidentalis Case p. 71
1904Squatina occidentalis Eastman p. 71 figs. Plate XXVIII, Figs. 1a, 1b
1942Squatina occidentalis Leriche p. 55

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
—Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
—Squatinida
—Squatiniformes(Buen 1926)
familySquatinidaeBonaparte 1838
genusSquatinaDumeril 1806
speciesoccidentalis

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.

†Squatina occidentalis Eastman 1904
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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 07:20:01
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:20:01
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Langhian or 15.98000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Squatina occidentalis (18518)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Squatina occidentalis (type locality: 48884)