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Dalatiidae

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Dalatiidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Dalatiidae Gray
1963Scymnorhinidae Jordan p. 601
1966Scymnorhinidae Casier p. 62
1971Dalatiidae Sykes p. 13
2006Dalatiidae Adnet et al. p. 61
2007Dalatiidae Cahuzac et al. p. 13
2008Dalatiidae Adnet et al. p. 715
2013Dalatiidae Underwood and Schlogl p. 492
2015Dalatiidae Straube et al.
2016Dalatiidae Nelson et al. p. 77
2016Dalatiidae Welton p. 290
2020Dalatiidae Villafaña et al. p. 730
2024Dalatiidae Feichtinger et al. p. 14
2025Dalatiidae Maisch IV et al. p. 10
2025Dalatiidae Popov et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderSqualiformesGoodrich 1909
familyDalatiidaeGray 1851
familyDalatiidaeGray 1851

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. Dalatiidae Gray 1851
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G. †Acrosqualiolus Adnet 2006
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†Acrosqualiolus mirus Adnet 2006
G. †Angoumeius Adnet et al. 2006
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†Angoumeius paradoxus Adnet et al. 2006
G. Dalatias Rafinesque 1810
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Dalatias licha Bonnaterre 1788 [kitefin shark]
†Dalatias orientalis Malyshkina 2023
Invalid names: Scymnorhinus Bonaparte 1846 [objective synonym]
Subfm. Dalatiinae Gray 1851
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G. †Eodalatias Engelbrecht et al. 2017
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†Eodalatias austrinalis Engelbrecht et al. 2017
G. †Eosqualiolus Adnet 2006
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†Eosqualiolus aturensis Adnet 2006
†Eosqualiolus skrovinai Underwood and Schlogl 2013
G. Euprotomicroides Hulley and Penrith 1966
G. Euprotomicrus Gill 1864
G. †Hessinodon Cappetta et al. 2019
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†Hessinodon wardi Cappetta et al. 2019
G. Isistius Gill 1864
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Isistius brasiliensis Quoy and Gaimard 1824
†Isistius triangulus Probst 1879
†Isistius trituratus Winkler 1874
Invalid names: Leius Kner 1865 [synonym]
G. †Oligodalatias Welton 2016
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†Oligodalatias jordani Welton 2016
G. †Squaliodalatias Adnet et al. 2006
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†Squaliodalatias savoiei Cappetta et al. 2019
†Squaliodalatias weltoni Adnet et al. 2006
G. Squaliolus Smith and Radcliffe 1912
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†Squaliolus gasconensis Adnet 2006
Squaliolus laticaudus Smith and Radcliffe 1912 [spined pygmy shark]
†Squaliolus schaubi Casier 1958
G. †Squaliomicrus Suzuki 2015
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Invalid names: Scymnorhinidae [synonym]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Piacenzian or 100.50000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (158 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lithuania Squaliodalatias sp. (213719)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (British Columbia) Squaliodalatias savoiei, Hessinodon wardi (221571 221572)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Austria Squaliodalatias sp. (233261)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Bulgaria Angoumeius sp. (277710)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark Squaliodalatias sp. (241430)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0New Zealand Dalatias sp. (90580)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (California) Isistius trituratus (189952)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Denmark Isistius trituratus (277915)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Netherlands Isistius trituratus (276511 276516 276524)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Isistius trituratus (8050 13299 76601 185906)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Virginia) Isistius trituratus (15595)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium Isistius trituratus (276601)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Washington) Isistius trituratus (278111)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03France Isistius trituratus (277697)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Netherlands Isistius trituratus (276464 276465 276471 276484 276485 276486 276487 276488 276489 276490 276491 276492 276493 276494 276495 276497 276501 276505 276526)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Dalatias sp. (277216) Dalatias sp., Squaliodalatias weltoni, Eosqualiolus aturensis, Isistius trituratus, Acrosqualiolus mirus, Angoumeius paradoxus, Squaliolus gasconensis, Euprotomicroides sp. (61215) Squaliodalatias sp., Eosqualiolus aturensis, Isistius trituratus, Acrosqualiolus mirus (74858) Squaliodalatias weltoni, Angoumeius paradoxus (61259)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Netherlands Isistius trituratus (276459 276461)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Belgium Isistius trituratus (109912 123069 277698)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Isistius trituratus (41989 41992 41996 41998)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Ukraine Isistius trituratus (211009)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Russian Federation Isistius trituratus (234684 234686)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Ukraine (Luhansk) Isistius trituratus (120885)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Netherlands Isistius trituratus (276458)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Uzbekistan Isistius trituratus (62573)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) Isistius trituratus (140018)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) Dalatias licha (204293)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Antarctica (Seymour Island) Dalatiidae indet., Eodalatias austrinalis (176085)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Antarctica Dalatias licha (31173 275712) Eodalatias austrinalis (100414 191917 278243)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France Isistius trituratus, Squaliolus gasconensis (277204) Squaliodalatias weltoni, Angoumeius paradoxus, Squaliolus gasconensis (161753 277206 277209 277210)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Barbados Centroscymnus schaubi (220735)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Barbados Centroscymnus schaubi (220740 220746 220747) Isistius sp., Centroscymnus schaubi (205153)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Squaliodalatias sp. (236597)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (California) Oligodalatias jordani (199729)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Oregon) Oligodalatias jordani (199726 199727 199728)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Dalatias licha (204292)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Dalatias licha (204281)
Waitakian - Otaian25.2 - 18.7New Zealand (North Island) Dalatias licha (204297)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Colombia (La Guajira) Dalatias licha (182218)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Jamaica Squaliolus sp., Squaliolus schaubi (69729)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Colombia (La Guajira) D. sp. (166507)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Slovakia Isistius triangulus (47461)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Squaliolus schaubi (276354) Squaliolus sp. (276358)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany Isistius triangulus (237480 277549 278376 278377)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Bavaria) Isistius triangulus (210593)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Slovakia Eosqualiolus skrovinai (161899) Squaliodalatias sp., Squaliolus schaubi, Eosqualiolus skrovinai (161897) Squaliolus schaubi (161895 161896) Squaliolus schaubi, Eosqualiolus skrovinai (161898 161900 161901 161902)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Hungary Isistius triangulus (210623)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.45 - 11.63Portugal Isistius sp. (277556)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Isistius triangulus, Squaliolus schaubi, Oligodalatias sp. (277771) Squaliolus schaubi (276345 276357) Squaliolus schaubi, Scymnorhinus licha (276353) Squaliolus sp. (276355) Squaliolus sp., Isistius triangulus, Squaliolus schaubi (276346 276348 276349 276350 276351)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Japan Dalatias licha (278403) Squaliomicrus sanadaensis (277598)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Gifu) Dalatias licha (161445)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan Dalatias licha (161492)
Clifdenian15.9 - 15.1New Zealand (North Island) Dalatias licha (204296)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Spain Isistius triangulus, Squaliolus schaubi (277544)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63South Korea Dalatias licha (221132) Dalatias orientalis (226844)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Japan Dalatias licha (161489)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63France Isistius sp. (85338) Isistius triangulus, Dalatias licha (277907 277908 277909 277910 277911 277912)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand (North Island) Dalatias licha (204295)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Isistius sp., Dalatias licha (160781)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Isistius sp. (24237)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) Isistius triangulus (162678)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Japan (Ishikawa) Dalatias sp. (53883)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6USA (Florida) Isistius triangulus (276265)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Costa Rica (Limón) Isistius triangulus (220760)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.63 - 3.6Ecuador Isistius triangulus (204352)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Japan (Chiba) Dalatias licha (202927)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Japan Dalatias licha (161785)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Colon) Isistius sp., Dalatias licha (231894)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Japan Dalatias licha (278432)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Japan (Chiba) Isistius sp., Dalatias licha (70006)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Isistius triangulus (151705)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Isistius sp. (277863)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Isistius sp. (52582)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Isistius triangulus (151893)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Japan (Kanagawa) Dalatias licha (161451)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Scymnorhinus occidentalis (186032)
Pliocene - Gelasian5.333 - 1.8USA (Florida) Isistius triangulus (242028)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4Mexico (Baja California Sur) Dalatiidae indet. (154118)
Waipipian3.7 - 3.0New Zealand (North Island) Dalatias licha (204247)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Italy Dalatias licha (277335)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Japan Dalatias licha (277595)
Mangapanian3.0 - 2.4New Zealand (North Island) Dalatias licha (204177 204285) Dalatias licha, Scymnus acutus (204178)