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Squalidae (dogfish shark)

Chondrichthyes - Squalidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Squalidae Bonaparte
1859Squalidae Owen p. 118
1873Squalidae Leidy p. 351
1904Spinacidae Chapman and Pritchard p. 269
1963Squalidae Jordan p. 601
1966Squalidae Cassier p. 62
1983Squalidae Bendix-Almgreen p. 2
1992Squalidae Long p. 15
1993Squalidae Biddle p. 198
1993Squalidae Cvancara and Hoganson p. 3
1994Squalidae Bigelow p. 680
1996Squalidae Laurito p. 88
2001Squalidae Purdy et al. p. 87
2003Squalidae Kriwet p. 592
2006Squalidae Underwood p. 234
2008Squalidae Adnet et al. p. 713
2016Squalidae Bogan et al.
2016Squalidae Nelson et al. p. 77
2018Squalidae Kent p. 59
2020Squalidae Villafaña et al. p. 729
2022Squalidae Cicimurri et al.
2024Squalidae Feichtinger et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
SqualidaNelson et al. 2016
Squaliformes(Goodrich 1909)
familySqualidaeBonaparte 1834
familySqualidaeBonaparte 1834

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.

Fm. Squalidae Bonaparte 1834 [dogfish shark]
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G. †Acanthidium Lowe 1839
G. †Acanthorhinus Blainville 1816
G. †Atractophorus Gilchrist 1922
G. †Centrophoroides Davis 1887
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G. †Centroscyllium Müller and Henle 1838
G. †Centrosqualus Signeux 1950
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Centrosqualus mustardi Cappetta et al. 2019
G. †Entoxychirus Gill 1862
G. †Lepidorhinus Bonaparte 1845
G. †Machephilus Johnson 1867
G. †Megasqualus Herman 1982
G. †Microetmopterus Siverson 1993
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Microetmopterus wardi Siverson 1993
G. †Nasisqualus Smith 1912
G. †Paracentroscyllium Alcock 1899
G. †Protocentrophorus Adnet et al. 2008
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Protocentrophorus balticus Dalinkevičius 1935
Protocentrophorus steviae Cappetta et al. 2019
G. †Protosqualus Cappetta 1977
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Protosqualus argentinensis Bogan et al. 2016
Protosqualus barringtonensis Guinot et al. 2013
Protosqualus glickmani Averianov 1997
Protosqualus pachyrhiza Underwood and Mitchell 1999
Protosqualus sigei Cappetta 1977
G. Scymnodon Bocage and Capello 1864
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Scymnodon obscurus Vaillant 1888
G. †Spinax Agassiz 1837
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Spinax ellipticus Henry 1876
Spinax laevis Henry 1876
Spinax major Agassiz 1837
G. Squalus Linnaeus 1758
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Squalus acanthias Linnaeus 1758 [spiny dogfish]
Squalus ballingsloevensis Siverson 1993
Squalus balsvikensis Siverson 1993
Squalus cinereus Gmelin 1789
Squalus crenatidens Arambourg 1952
Squalus gabrielsoni Siverson 1993
Squalus latidens Davis 1887
Squalus minor Daimeries 1888
Squalus nicholsae Cappetta et al. 2019
Squalus orpiensis Winkler 1874
Squalus perlo Bonnaterre 1788
Squalus serriculus Jordan and Hanibal 1923
Squalus stehlini Leriche 1938
Squalus suckleyi Girard 1854
Squalus vondermarcki Müller and Schöllmann 1989
Squalus weltoni Long 1992
Squalus woodburnei Long 1992
Invalid names: Acanthias Leach 1818 [objective synonym]
G. †Zameus Jordan and Fowler 1903
Invalid names: Dalatiinae Gray 1851 [empty], Spinacidae [synonym], Squalinae Bonaparte 1834 [empty]
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 07:18:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 208.50000 to 0.12600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 201.3 Ma

Collections (200 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3France (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) Spinax sp. (90876)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3France (Franche-Comté) Spinax ellipticus, Spinax laevis (149396)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45United Kingdom (England) Protosqualus sp. (213572 213573)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0United Kingdom (England) Protosqualus sigei (213321 213322 213323 213324)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3United Kingdom (England) Protosqualus sigei (213325 213326 213366 213367)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) Protosqualus sigei (213327 213328 213329 213330 213331 213332 213333 213334 213335 213336 213337 213339 213340 213344 213346 213348 213370 213371 213374) Protosqualus sigei, Protosqualus pachyrhiza (213369 213372 213373) Squalidae indet. (213345) Squalidae indet., Protosqualus sigei (213351)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Ukraine Protosqualus glickmani (214242)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Lithuania Acanthias appendiculatus (213709) Protosqualus glickmani (90730) Spinax major, Acanthias appendiculatus (213710)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France Protosqualus sigei (214872)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lithuania Spinax major, Acanthias appendiculatus (213716)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany (Westphalia) Protosqualus siegei (210063)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Japan (Hokkaido) Squalidae indet., Centrophoroides latidens (161434)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5India (Tamil Nadu) Protosqualus sp. (110178)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Protosqualus barringtonensis (213567) Protosqualus sigei (213355 213356 213358 213359 213363) Squalus sp. (213364)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lithuania Acanthias appendiculatus (213711 213713) Spinax major, Acanthias appendiculatus (213720) Squalus sp., Centrophorus balticus, Acanthias appendiculatus (213719)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Protosqualus barringtonensis (213569 213570) Squalus sp., Protosqualus sigei (213365)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Protosqualus sp. (213383)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Japan Centrophoroides latidens (219963)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Lebanon Centrophoroides latidens (221157) Centrosqualus primaevus, Centrophoroides latidens (92241)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Chile Centrophoroides sp. (190521)