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Euselachiformes (disused)

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Euselachiformes was named by Maisey (1975). It is extant.

It was assigned to Elasmobranchii by Case (1978) and Case and Schwimmer (1988).

Subtaxa
Sister taxa
Batoidei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Euselachiformes Maisey
1978Euselachiformes Case p. 180
1988Euselachiformes Case and Schwimmer p. 294

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
EuselachiformesMaisey 1975
EuselachiformesMaisey 1975

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. Euselachiformes Maisey 1975
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Subor. †Sarcura
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Invalid names: Arthropteridae [empty], Asterodermidae [empty]
Invalid names: Dasyatoidei [empty], Ganopristinidea Case 1978 [empty], Narcaciontes [empty]
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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Badenian or 83.50000 to 12.70000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Batoidei indet. (45087)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Florida) Batoidei indet. (17341)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Czech Republic (Mikulov) Batoidei indet. (161993)