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Palaeoscyllium tenuidens

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoscyllium tenuidens was named by Underwood and Ward (2004). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Palaeoscyllium tenuidens Underwood and Ward pp. 451-452 figs. pl. 1, figs. 6-14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyScyliorhinidaeGill 1862
genusPalaeoscylliumWagner 1857
speciestenuidens

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.

Palaeoscyllium tenuidens Underwood and Ward 2004
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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: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Bathonian or 167.70000 to 164.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Palaeoscyllium tenuidens (91449)