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Squatinida

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Squatinida was named as an order.

It was reranked as the unranked clade Squatinida by Nelson et al. (2016).

It was assigned to Elasmobranchii by Kalabis and Schultz (1974); and to Squalimorphi by Nelson et al. (2016).

Sister taxa
Protospinaciformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Squatinida Kalabis and Schultz p. 185
2016Squatinida Nelson et al. p. 77

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
Squatinida
Squatinida

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.

Unr. †Squatinida
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Unr. Squatiniformes Buen 1926
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Fm. †Pseudorhinidae Klug and Kriwet 2012
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G. †Pseudorhina Jaekel 1898
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Pseudorhina alifera Münster 1842
Pseudorhina crocheti Guinot et al. 2014
Fm. Squatinidae Bonaparte 1838 [angel shark]
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G. †Cretasquatina Maisey et al. 2020
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Cretasquatina americana Maisey et al. 2020
G. †Phorcynis Thiollière 1854
G. †Squalraia De la Pylaie 1835
G. †Squatina Dumeril 1806
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Subg. †Squatina (Cretascyllium) Müller and Diedrich 1991
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Invalid names: Cretascyllium expansum Müller and Diedrich 1991 [synonym], Squatina decipiens Dalinkevičius 1935 [synonym]
Subg. Squatina (Squatina) Dumeril 1805
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Squatina (Squatina) fortemordeo Siversson et al. 2015
Squatina (Squatina) lundegreni Siversson et al. 2015
Squatina angeloides Van Beneden 1873
Squatina baumbergensis von der Marck 1885
Squatina biforis Le Hon 1871
Squatina crassa Daimeries 1889
Squatina crassidens Woodward 1889
Squatina dumeril Lesueur 1818
Squatina frequens Underwood 2002
Squatina gippslandicus Chapman and Cudmore 1924
Squatina hassei Leriche 1929
Squatina lerichei Jordan and Beal 1910
Squatina mulleri Reuss 1846
Squatina occidentalis Eastman 1904
Squatina prima Winkler 1874
Squatina speciosa von Meyer 1856
Squatina squatina Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Protospinaciformes [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available