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Dalatiidae

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Dalatiidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Dalatiidae Gray
1963Scymnorhinidae Jordan p. 601
1966Scymnorhinidae Cassier 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]
Invalid names: Scymnorhinus Bonaparte 1846 [objective synonym]
G. †Eosqualiolus Adnet 2006
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†Eosqualiolus aturensis Adnet 2006
†Eosqualiolus skrovinai Underwood and Schlogl 2013
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 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
Invalid names: Borborodes Gistel 1848 [objective synonym], 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: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

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

Collections (121 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 - 61.66Denmark Squaliodalatias sp. (241430)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Austria Squaliodalatias sp. (233261)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0New Zealand Dalatias sp. (90580)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (California) Isistius trituratus (189952)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Virginia) Isistius trituratus (15595)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Isistius trituratus (8050 13299 76601 185906)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Netherlands Isistius trituratus (276511 276516 276524)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium Isistius trituratus (276601)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03France (Landes) Squaliodalatias weltoni (161754)
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 Squaliodalatias sp., Eosqualiolus aturensis, Isistius trituratus, Acrosqualiolus mirus (74858) Squaliodalatias weltoni, Angoumeius paradoxus (61215 61259)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Ukraine (Luhansk) Isistius trituratus (120885)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Ukraine Isistius trituratus (211009)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Isistius trituratus (41989 41992 41996 41998)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Belgium Isistius trituratus (109912)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Russian Federation Isistius trituratus (234684 234686)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Netherlands Isistius trituratus (276459 276461)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Netherlands Isistius trituratus (276458)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71France (Landes) Squaliodalatias weltoni, Eosqualiolus aturensis, Acrosqualiolus mirus, Angoumeius paradoxus, Squaliolus gasconensis (161753)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) Isistius trituratus (140018)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Uzbekistan Isistius trituratus (62573)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) Dalatias licha (204293)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Antarctica Dalatias licha (31173)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Barbados Centroscymnus schaubi (220735)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Squaliodalatias sp. (236597)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Barbados Centroscymnus schaubi (220740 220746 220747) Isistius sp., Centroscymnus schaubi (205153)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Oregon) Oligodalatias jordani (199726 199727 199728)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (California) Oligodalatias jordani (199729)
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 - 15.98Slovakia Eosqualiolus skrovinai (161899) Squaliodalatias sp., Squaliolus schaubi, Eosqualiolus skrovinai (161897) Squaliolus schaubi (161895 161896) Squaliolus schaubi, Eosqualiolus skrovinai (161898 161900 161901 161902)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Squaliolus schaubi (276354) Squaliolus sp. (276358)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Hungary Isistius triangulus (210623)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Bavaria) Isistius triangulus (210593)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Squaliolus schaubi (276345 276357) Squaliolus schaubi, Scymnorhinus licha (276353) Squaliolus sp. (276355) Squaliolus sp., Isistius triangulus, Squaliolus schaubi (276346 276348 276349 276350 276351)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Gifu) Dalatias licha (161445)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63South Korea Dalatias licha (221132)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Hokuriku) Dalatias licha (161492)
Clifdenian15.9 - 15.1New Zealand (North Island) Dalatias licha (204296)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63France Isistius sp. (85338)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Japan (Hokuriku) Dalatias licha (161489)
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 - 5.333Japan (Ishikawa) Dalatias sp. (53883)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) Isistius triangulus (162678)
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 Dalatias licha (161785)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Japan (Chiba) Dalatias licha (202927)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Colon) Isistius sp., Dalatias licha (231894)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Japan (Chiba) Isistius sp., Dalatias licha (70006)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Isistius triangulus (151705)
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)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4Mexico (Baja California Sur) Dalatiidae indet. (154118)
Waipipian3.7 - 3.0New Zealand (North Island) Dalatias licha (204247)
Mangapanian3.0 - 2.4New Zealand (North Island) Dalatias licha (204177 204285) Dalatias licha, Scymnus acutus (204178)