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Squatinactis

Chondrichthyes - Squatinactiformes - Squatinactidae

Taxonomy
Squatinactis was named by Lund and Zangerl (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: C Serp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 451]. It is not extant. Its type is Squatinactis caudispinatus.

It was assigned to Squatinactida by Zangerl (1981) and Sepkoski (2002); and to Squatinactidae by Ginter et al. (2010).

Species
S. caudispinatus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Squatinactis Lund and Zangerl
1981Squatinactis Zangerl p. 101
2002Squatinactis Sepkoski
2010Squatinactis Ginter et al. p. 80

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
superorderCladodontomorphi
orderSquatinactiformes()
familySquatinactidaeCappetta et al. 1993
genusSquatinactisLund and Zangerl 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.

G. †Squatinactis Lund and Zangerl 1974
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Squatinactis caudispinatus Lund and Zangerl 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available