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Pseudoginglymostoma

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae

Taxonomy
Pseudoginglymostoma was named by Dingerkus (1986). It is extant.

It was assigned to Orectolobidae by Long (1992); and to Ginglymostomatidae by Noubhani and Cappetta (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Pseudoginglymostoma Dingerkus
1992Pseudoginglymostoma Long p. 22
1997Pseudoginglymostoma Noubhani and Cappetta p. 44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
superfamilyOrectoloboideaMaylor 2012
familyGinglymostomatidaeGill 1862
genusPseudoginglymostomaDingerkus 1986

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. Pseudoginglymostoma Dingerkus 1986
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†Pseudoginglymostoma erguitaense Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Pseudoginglymostoma idiri Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Bartonian or 70.60000 to 38.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco P. erguitaense (214826)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco (Beni Mellal) P. idiri (214842)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco P. idiri (214836 214837 214838)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) P. brevicaudatum (53666)