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Squalogaleus woodwardi

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Squalogaleus woodwardi was named by Maisey (1976). Its type specimen is BMNH 37014 and is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Solnhofen (BMNH collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Squalogaleus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Squalogaleus woodwardi Maisey p. 740 figs. Pl 112, figs 1-2; text-figs 5-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
SqualidaNelson et al. 2016
Squaliformes(Goodrich 1909)
genusSqualogaleus
specieswoodwardi

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.

Squalogaleus woodwardi Maisey 1976
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Diagnosis
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