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Crossorhinidae

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Crossorhinidae

Taxonomy
Crossorhinidae is a family. It is extant.

It was assigned to Orectolobiformes by Woodward (1919).

Subtaxa
Crossorhinus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Crossorhinidae Woodward p. 231

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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
familyCrossorhinidae
familyCrossorhinidae

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.

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G. Crossorhinus Muller and Henle 1841
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†Crossorhinus jurassicus Woodward 1919
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Early/Lower Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 145.0 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany Crossorhinus jurassicus (121197)