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Scyliorhinidae (cat shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae

Taxonomy
Scyliorhinidae was named by Gill (1862). It is extant. Its type is Scyliorhinus.

It was corrected as Scylliorhinidae by Hay (1902); it was misspelled as Scylliorhinidae by Jordan (1963), Cassier (1966), Case (1981), Thurmond and Jones (1981), Bendix-Almgreen (1983), Cappetta (1992), Purdy et al. (2001), Underwood (2002), Underwood and Ward (2004), Malyshkina (2006), Underwood (2006), Cahuzac et al. (2007), Cicimurri and Knight (2009), Kriwet et al. (2009), Nelson et al. (2016), Kent (2018), Ebersole et al. (2019), Villafaña et al. (2020), Cicimurri et al. (2022), Feichtinger et al. (2024), Maisch IV et al. (2025), Landau et al. (2025), Cicimurri et al. (2025), Popov et al. (2025).

It was assigned to Galei by Jordan (1963); to Scyliorhiniformes by Cassier (1966); to Galeoidea by Hay (1902), Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Isuroidei by Case (1981); and to Carcharhiniformes by Bendix-Almgreen (1983), Cappetta (1992), Purdy et al. (2001), Underwood (2002), Underwood and Ward (2004), Malyshkina (2006), Underwood (2006), Cahuzac et al. (2007), Cicimurri and Knight (2009), Kriwet et al. (2009), Nelson et al. (2016), Kent (2018), Ebersole et al. (2019), Villafaña et al. (2020), Cicimurri et al. (2022), Feichtinger et al. (2024), Maisch IV et al. (2025), Landau et al. (2025), Cicimurri et al. (2025), Popov et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Scyliorhinidae Gill
1902Scylliorhinidae Hay p. 310
1963Scylliorhinidae Jordan p. 598
1966Scyliorhinidae Cassier p. 65
1981Scyliorhinidae Case p. 62
1981Scyliorhinidae Thurmond and Jones p. 59
1983Scyliorhinidae Bendix-Almgreen p. 2
1992Scyliorhinidae Cappetta p. 640
2001Scyliorhinidae Purdy et al. p. 139
2002Scyliorhinidae Underwood
2004Scyliorhinidae Underwood and Ward p. 451
2006Scyliorhinidae Malyshkina p. 467
2006Scyliorhinidae Underwood p. 234
2007Scyliorhinidae Cahuzac et al. p. 24
2009Scyliorhinidae Cicimurri and Knight p. 634
2009Scyliorhinidae Kriwet et al. p. 323
2016Scyliorhinidae Nelson et al. p. 69
2018Scyliorhinidae Kent p. 103
2019Scyliorhinidae Ebersole et al. p. 58
2020Scyliorhinidae Villafaña et al. p. 739
2022Scyliorhinidae Cicimurri et al.
2024Scyliorhinidae Feichtinger et al. p. 18
2025Scyliorhinidae Cicimurri et al. p. 36
2025Scyliorhinidae Landau et al. p. 14
2025Scyliorhinidae Maisch IV et al. p. 18
2025Scyliorhinidae Popov et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyScyliorhinidaeGill 1862
familyScyliorhinidaeGill 1862

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. Scyliorhinidae Gill 1862 [cat shark]
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G. †Apristurus Garman 1913
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†Apristurus sereti Adnet 2006
G. †Bythaelurus Compagno 1988
G. †Cadiera Guinot et al. 2014
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†Cadiera camboensis Guinot et al. 2014
G. †Casieria Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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†Casieria casieri Cappetta 1976
†Casieria maghrebiana Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
G. Cephaloscyllium Gill 1861
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Cephaloscyllium ventriosum Garman 1880 [swell shark]
G. †Crassescyliorhinus Underwood and Ward 2008
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G. †Cretascyliorhinus Underwood and Mitchell 1999
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G. †Foumtizia Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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†Foumtizia abdouni Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Foumtizia arba Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Foumtizia gadaensis Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Foumtizia pattersoni Cappetta 1976
†Foumtizia poudenxae Adnet 2006
†Foumtizia zhelezkoi Malyshkina 2006
G. Galeus Schaeffer 1760
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†Galeus latus Storms 1894
Galeus melastomus Rafinesque 1810 [blackmouth catshark]
†Galeus porrectus Bohm 1926
†Galeus recticonus Winkler 1873
†Galeus robustus Bohm 1926
Invalid names: Pristiurus Bonaparte 1834 [synonym]
G. †Haploblepharus Garman 1913
Subfm. †Megascyliorhininae Pfeil 1984
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G. †Megascyliorhinus Cappetta and Ward 1977
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†Megascyliorhinus cooperi Cappetta and Ward 1977
†Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus Antunes and Jonet 1969
G. †Microscyliorhinus Case 1994
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†Microscyliorhinus simplex Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
G. †Palaeoscyllium Wagner 1857
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†Palaeoscyllium formosum Wagner 1857
†Palaeoscyllium minus Woodward 1889
Palaeoscyllium tenuidens Underwood and Ward 2004
G. †Paramaturus Garman 1906
G. †Parascyllium Gill 1861
G. †Parasymbolus Candoni 1993
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†Parasymbolus reticularis Underwood and Mitchell 1999
G. †Platyrhizoscyllium Adnet 2006
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G. †Porodermoides Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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†Porodermoides spanios Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Subfm. †Premontreinae Cappetta 1992
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G. †Pachyscyllium Reinecke et al. 2005
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†Pachyscyllium albigensis Reinecke et al. 2005
†Pachyscyllium dachiardii Lawley 1876
†Pachyscyllium distans Probst 1879
†Pachyscyllium gilberti Casier 1946
G. †Premontreia Cappetta 1992
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Subg. †Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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†Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) peypouqueti Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Subg. †Premontreia (Premontreia) Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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G. †Stenoscyllium Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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†Stenoscyllium priemi Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
G. †Prohaploblepharus Underwood and Ward 2008
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G. †Proscyllium Higgendorf 1904
G. †Protoscyliorhinus Herman 1977
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†Protoscyliorhinus lamaudi Biddle and Landemaine 1989
G. Pseudotriacis Capello 1867
G. †Pteroscyllium Cappetta 1980
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†Pteroscyllium dubertreti Cappetta 1980
†Pteroscyllium hermani Underwood and Ward 2008
†Pteroscyllium lamranii Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Pteroscyllium nolfi Müller and Diedrich 1991
†Pteroscyllium ornatum Underwood and Mitchell 1999
†Pteroscyllium signeuxi Cappetta 1980
†Pteroscyllium speetonensis Underwood 2004
G. †Scyliorhinotheca Kiel et al. 2013
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†Scyliorhinotheca goederti Kiel et al. 2013
G. Scyliorhinus Blainville 1816
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†Scyliorhinus alaformis Feichtinger et al. 2024
†Scyliorhinus antiquus Agassiz 1843
†Scyliorhinus arambourgi Cappetta 1980
†Scyliorhinus arlingtonensis Cappetta and Case 1999
†Scyliorhinus biddlei Halter 1995
†Scyliorhinus bloti Cappetta 1980
†Scyliorhinus brumarivulensis Underwood and Ward 2008
†Scyliorhinus cabindensis Leriche 1927
†Scyliorhinus coupatezi Herman 1974
†Scyliorhinus distans Probst 1879
†Scyliorhinus dubius Woodward 1889
†Scyliorhinus elongatus Davis 1887
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Invalid names: Scyllium tumidens Woodward 1889 [synonym]
†Scyliorhinus entomodon Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Scyliorhinus fossilis Leriche 1927
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Invalid names: Physodon ficheuri Joleaud 1912 [synonym]
†Scyliorhinus ivagrantae Case and Cappetta 1997
†Scyliorhinus joleaudi Cappetta 1970
†Scyliorhinus luypaertsi Halter 1995
†Scyliorhinus minutissimus Winkler 1873
†Scyliorhinus monsaugustus Guinot et al. 2013
†Scyliorhinus muelleri Guinot et al. 2013
†Scyliorhinus ptychtus Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Scyliorhinus reyndersi Halter 1995
†Scyliorhinus sulcidens Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Scyliorhinus taylorensis Cappetta and Case 1999
†Scyliorhinus trifolius Adnet 2006
†Scyliorhinus verloensis Weiler 1943
†Scyliorhinus weemsi Cicimurri et al. 2022
†Scyliorhinus woodwardi Cappetta 1976
Invalid names: Catulus Smith 1837 [synonym], Halaelurus Gill 1861 [synonym], Poroderma Smith 1837 [synonym]
G. †Scylliodus Agassiz 1843
G. Scyllium Cuvier 1817
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Scyllium africanum Gmelin 1789
†Scyllium angustum Agassiz 1838
Scyllium bivium Müller and Henle 1839
Scyllium buergeri Müller and Henle 1839
Scyllium canicula Linnaeus 1758
Scyllium capense Müller and Henle 1839
Scyllium catulus Linnaeus 1758
†Scyllium colineti Daimeries 1889
†Scyllium edwardsii Schinz 1822
†Scyllium minutissimum Winkler 1873
Scyllium pantherinum Müller and Henle 1839
†Scyllium pictum Müller and Henle 1839
Scyllium variegatum Müller and Henle 1839
G. †Sigmoscyllium Guinot et al. 2013
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†Sigmoscyllium acuspidatum Guinot et al. 2013
†Sigmoscyllium striatum Underwood and Ward 2008
G. †Thiesus Guinot et al. 2014
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†Thiesus concavus Guinot et al. 2014
G. †Thyellina Agassiz 1838
Invalid names: Pteroscylliinae Cappetta 1992 [empty], Scyliorhininae Gill 1862 [empty]
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 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Holocene or 168.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 165.3 Ma

Collections (378 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Palaeoscyllium tenuidens (91449) Scyliorhinidae indet. (91451)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Spain Palaeoscyllium sp (151897 151901)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany Palaeoscyllium sp. (117194)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Palaeoscyllium sp. (154138)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Eastern Barvaria) Palaeoscyllium sp. (187438)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian152.21 - 145.06United Kingdom (England) Palaeoscyllium formosum (140224)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France (Gard) Scyliorhinidae indet., Thiesus concavus, Cadiera camboensis (213631)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Poland (Lodzkie) Palaeoscyllium sp. (64848)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France Scyliorhinus sp. (214859)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Germany Scyliorhinus sp. (241413) Scyllium tumidens (91586)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4United Kingdom (England) Palaeoscyllium formosum (101091)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Teruel) Protoscyliorhinus lamaudi (91420)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4France Protoscyliorhinus lamaudi (240103 276341 276342 276343)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57United Kingdom (England) Protoscyliorhinus sp., Scyliorhinidae indet., Scyliorhinus muelleri (241457) Pteroscyllium speetonensis (213574 213575 213576 213577)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Pteroscyllium sp. (241435 241459)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1France (Marne) Scyliorhinus destombesi, Protoscyliorhinus lamaudi (235560)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1United Kingdom (England) Cretascyliorhinus destombesi (213320 213321 213323)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3France (Marne) Scyliorhinus destombesi, Protoscyliorhinus lamaudi (169108)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3France (Haute-Marne) Protoscyliorhinus lamaudi (235569)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3United Kingdom (England) Cretascyliorhinus destombesi (213325 213326)