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Proscylliidae

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Proscylliidae

Taxonomy
Proscylliidae was named by Fowler (1941). It is extant.

It was assigned to Carcharhiniformes by Underwood and Ward (2004), Underwood (2006) and Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Proscylliidae Fowler
2004Proscylliidae Underwood and Ward p. 454
2006Proscylliidae Underwood p. 234
2016Proscylliidae Nelson et al. p. 70

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyProscylliidaeFowler 1941
familyProscylliidaeFowler 1941

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. Proscylliidae Fowler 1941
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G. †Eypea Underwood and Ward 2004
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Eypea leesi Underwood and Ward 2004
G. †Praeproscyllium Underwood and Ward 2004
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Praeproscyllium oxoniensis Underwood and Ward 2004
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 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Bathonian or 167.70000 to 166.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (England) Eypea leesi (91450 91453)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Eypea leesi (91449)