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Ostenoselache

Chondrichthyes - Ostenoselachidae

Taxonomy
Ostenoselache was named by Duffin (1998). Its type is Ostenoselache stenosoma. It is the type genus of Ostenoselachidae.

It was assigned to Ostenoselachidae by Duffin (1998).

Species
O. stenosoma (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Ostenoselache Duffin p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
familyOstenoselachidae
genusOstenoselache

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. †Ostenoselache Duffin 1998
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Ostenoselache stenosoma Duffin 1998
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: Bucklandi or 196.50000 to 189.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bucklandi196.5 - 189.6Italy Neoselachii indet. (90673)