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Orectoloboidei

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes

Taxonomy
Orectoloboidei was named by Applegate (1974). It is extant.

It was assigned to Euselachii by Case (1978); and to Orectolobiformes by Nelson et al. (2016), Ebersole et al. (2019) and Cicimurri et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Orectoloboidei Applegate
1978Orectoloboidei Case p. 187
2016Orectoloboidei Nelson et al. p. 59
2019Orectoloboidei Ebersole et al. p. 17
2022Orectoloboidei Cicimurri et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974

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.

Subor. Orectoloboidei Applegate 1974
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Superfm. Orectoloboidea Maylor 2012
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Fm. Ginglymostomatidae Gill 1862 [nurse shark]
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G. †Cantioscyllium Woodward 1889
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Cantioscyllium alhaulfi Kriwet 1999
Cantioscyllium brachyplicatum Kriwet et al. 2009
Cantioscyllium decipiens Woodward 1889
Cantioscyllium meyeri Case and Cappetta 1997
G. †Delpitoscyllium Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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Delpitoscyllium africanum Leriche 1927
G. †Ganntouria Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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Ganntouria variabilis Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
G. Ginglymostoma Müller and Henle 1838
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Ginglymostoma angolense Dartevelle and Casier 1943
Ginglymostoma botmaense Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Ginglymostoma chenanei Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Ginglymostoma delfortriei Daimeries 1889
Ginglymostoma erramii Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Ginglymostoma khouribgaense Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Ginglymostoma lithuanica Dalinkevičius 1935
Ginglymostoma maroccanum Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Ginglymostoma obliquum Leidy 1877
Ginglymostoma pectinatum Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Ginglymostoma subafricanum Arambourg 1952
Invalid names: Acrodobatis Leidy 1877 [synonym]
G. †Hologinglymostoma Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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Hologinglymostoma jaegeri Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
G. Nebrius Rüppell 1837
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Nebrius bequaerti Leriche 1919
Nebrius concolor Ruppel 1837
Nebrius ferrugineus Lesson 1831
Nebrius obliquus Leidy 1877
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Invalid names: Ginglymostoma blanckenhorni Stromer 1903 [synonym], Ginglymostoma fourtaui Priem 1905 [synonym]
Nebrius serra Leidy 1877
Nebrius thielensis Winkler 1874
G. †Plicatoscyllium Case and Cappetta 1997
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Plicatoscyllium derameei Case and Cappetta 1997
Plicatoscyllium gharbii Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Plicatoscyllium globidens Cappetta and Case 1975
Plicatoscyllium lehneri Leriche 1938
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Invalid names: Ginglymostoma rugosum Dartevelle and Casier 1943 [synonym]
Plicatoscyllium youssoufiaense Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
G. †Protoginglymostoma Herman and Crochard 1977
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G. Pseudoginglymostoma Dingerkus 1986
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Pseudoginglymostoma erguitaense Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Pseudoginglymostoma idiri Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Invalid names: Hemiscyllioidea Naylor 2012 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available