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Chaenogaleus

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae

Taxonomy
Chaenogaleus was named by Gill (1861) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Galeidae by Jordan (1963); to Carcharhiniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hemigaleidae by Compagno (2005), Reinecke and Radwanski (2015) and Villafaña et al. (2020).

Species
C. affinis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Chaenogaleus Gill
1963Chaenogaleus Jordan p. 599
2002Chaenogaleus Sepkoski
2005Chaenogaleus Compagno
2015Chaenogaleus Reinecke and Radwanski p. 11
2020Chaenogaleus Villafaña et al.

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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
familyHemigaleidae
genusChaenogaleusGill 1861

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. Chaenogaleus Gill 1861
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†Chaenogaleus affinis Probst 1878
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Zanclean or 58.70000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Mississippi) Galeorhinus affinis (62872)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (North Carolina) Galeorhinus affinis (71660)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Galeorhinus affinis (48887)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Japan (Hiroshima) Galeorhinus affinis (161447)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Bavaria) C. affinis (210593)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Portugal (Penedo) C. affinis (161620)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Austria (Styria) C. affinis (161934)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France C. sp., C. affinis (90354)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Touraine) C. affinis (161611)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Loupian) C. affinis (161623)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Austria (Styria) C. affinis (161937)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62France (Gironde) C. affinis (161524 161525 161527 161533)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Austria (Styria) C. affinis (161907)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Malta (Ras ii-Karraba) C. affinis (161384)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Czech Republic (Mikulov) C. affinis (161993 161995)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Belgium C. affinis (208831)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovakia (Bratislava) Galeorhinus affinis (161996)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) C. affinis (162678)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Galeorhinus affinis (52582)