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Brachaeluridae

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Brachaeluridae

Taxonomy
Brachaeluridae was named by Applegate (1972). Its type is Brachaelurus.

It was assigned to Orectolobiformes by Thies (1983) and Kriwet (2003); and to Orectoloboidea by Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Brachaeluridae Applegate
1983Brachaeluridae Thies p. 32
2003Brachaeluridae Kriwet p. 585
2016Brachaeluridae Nelson et al. p. 59

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
familyBrachaeluridaeApplegate 1972
familyBrachaeluridaeApplegate 1972

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. †Brachaeluridae Applegate 1972
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G. Brachaelurus Ogilby 1906
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†Brachaelurus estesi Herman 1977
G. †Eostegostoma Herman and Crochard 1977
G. †Paraginglymostoma Herman 1982
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:07:32
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:07:32
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Aalenian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 175.60000 to 37.71000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 171.6 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Germany Paraginglymostoma sp. (139231)
Laeviuscula171.6 - 167.7France Brachaeluridae indet. (179497)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4France (Gard) Brachaelurus sp. (213631)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Jordan Eostegostoma sp. (62538)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Wyoming) Brachaelurus bighornensis (70269 70451 70453 70455 70501)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Brachaelurus sp. 1, Brachaelurus sp. 2 (213746)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Brachaelurus estesi (14549 14568)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Brachaelurus estesi (183109)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Brachaelurus hornerstownensis (61807)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Morocco Eostegostoma sp. (214369)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Morocco Eostegostoma sp. (214848)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Eostegostoma angusta (3257)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Ukraine Eostegostoma angustum (211009)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Eostegostoma angusta (41989 41992 41994 41996 41998)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Egypt Eostegostoma sp. (137540)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) Eostegostoma angustum (140018)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt Eostegostoma sp. (137550 137551)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Jordan Brachaelurus sp. (32899)