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Scyliorhinus

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Scyliorhinus Blainville p. 263
1837Catulus Smith p. 85
1837Poroderma Smith p. 85
1861Halaelurus Gill p. 467
1902Scylliorhinus Hay p. 310
1908Scyliorhinus Regan p. 453
1943Scyliorhinus Dartevelle and Casier p. 100
1946Scyliorhinus Casier p. 54
1963Catulus Jordan p. 598
1963Halaelurus Jordan p. 598
1963Poroderma Jordan p. 598
1963Scylliorhinus Jordan p. 598
1966Scyliorhinus Casier p. 65
1977Scyliorhinus Cappetta p. 968
1981Scyliorhinus Case p. 62
1981Scyliorhinus Thurmond and Jones p. 60
1983Scyliorhinus Bendix-Almgreen p. 2
1991Scyliorhinus Müller and Diedrich p. 41
1995Scyliorhinus Halter p. 73
1997Scyliorhinus Noubhani and Cappetta p. 58
1999Scyliorhinus Cappetta and Case p. 30
1999Scyliorhinus Underwood and Mitchell
2001Scyliorhinus Cappetta and Odin p. 651
2002Scyliorhinus Sepkoski
2004Scyliorhinus Antunes and Balbino p. 77
2007Scyliorhinus Cahuzac et al. p. 25
2007Scyliorhinus Kocsis p. 35
2008Scyliorhinus Underwood and Ward p. 514
2013Scyliorhinus Guinot et al. p. 653
2014Scyliorhinus Maisch et al. p. 192
2020Scyliorhinus Villafaña et al.
2022Scyliorhinus Cicimurri et al.
2024Scyliorhinus Feichtinger et al. p. 18
2025Scyliorhinus Maisch IV et al. p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyScyliorhinidaeGill 1862
genusScyliorhinusBlainville 1816

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. Scyliorhinus Blainville 1816
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†Scyliorhinus alaformis Feichtinger et al. 2024
†Scyliorhinus antiquus Agassiz 1843
†Scyliorhinus arambourgi Cappetta 1980
†Scyliorhinus arlingtonensis Cappetta and Case 1999
†Scyliorhinus biddlei Halter 1995
†Scyliorhinus biformis Reinecke 2014
†Scyliorhinus bloti Cappetta 1980
†Scyliorhinus brumarivulensis Underwood and Ward 2008
†Scyliorhinus cabindensis Leriche 1927
†Scyliorhinus coupatezi Herman 1974
†Scyliorhinus distans Probst 1879
†Scyliorhinus dubius Woodward 1889
†Scyliorhinus elongatus Davis 1887
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Invalid names: Scyllium tumidens Woodward 1889 [synonym]
†Scyliorhinus entomodon Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Scyliorhinus fossilis Leriche 1927
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Invalid names: Physodon ficheuri Joleaud 1912 [synonym]
†Scyliorhinus ivagrantae Case and Cappetta 1997
†Scyliorhinus joleaudi Cappetta 1970
†Scyliorhinus luypaertsi Halter 1995
†Scyliorhinus minutissimus Winkler 1873
†Scyliorhinus monsaugustus Guinot et al. 2013
†Scyliorhinus muelleri Guinot et al. 2013
†Scyliorhinus ptychtus Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Scyliorhinus reyndersi Halter 1995
†Scyliorhinus suelstorfensis Reinecke 2014
†Scyliorhinus sulcidens Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Scyliorhinus taylorensis Cappetta and Case 1999
†Scyliorhinus trifolius Adnet 2006
†Scyliorhinus verloensis Weiler 1943
†Scyliorhinus weemsi Cicimurri et al. 2022
†Scyliorhinus woodwardi Cappetta 1976
Invalid names: Catulus Smith 1837 [synonym], Halaelurus Gill 1861 [synonym], Poroderma Smith 1837 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available