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Pliotremidae

Chondrichthyes - Pliotremidae

Taxonomy
Pliotremidae is a family.

It was assigned to Galeoidei by Jordan (1963).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Pliotremidae Jordan p. 601

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
Galeoidei
familyPliotremidae
familyPliotremidae

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Thanetian or 59.20000 to 56.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (California) Pliotrema sp. (189952)