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Centrophorus
Taxonomy
Centrophorus was named by Müller and Henle (1837) [Sepkoski's age data: ]. It is extant. Its type is Squalus granulosus.
It was assigned to Squalidae by Jordan (1963), Keyes (1984) and Long (1992); to Squaliformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Centrophoridae by Kocsis (2007), Adnet et al. (2008), Carillo-Briceño et al. (2014), Carrillo-Briceño et al. (2016) and Villafaña et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Squalidae by Jordan (1963), Keyes (1984) and Long (1992); to Squaliformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Centrophoridae by Kocsis (2007), Adnet et al. (2008), Carillo-Briceño et al. (2014), Carrillo-Briceño et al. (2016) and Villafaña et al. (2020).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1837 | Centrophorus Müller and Henle |
| 1963 | Centrophorus Jordan p. 601 |
| 1984 | Centrophorus Keyes p. 206 |
| 1992 | Centrophorus Long p. 17 |
| 2002 | Centrophorus Sepkoski |
| 2007 | Centrophorus Kocsis p. 29 |
| 2008 | Centrophorus Adnet et al. p. 717 |
| 2014 | Centrophorus Carillo-Briceño et al. p. 80 |
| 2016 | Centrophorus Carrillo-Briceño et al. p. 81 |
| 2020 | Centrophorus Villafaña et al. |
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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. Centrophorus Müller and Henle 1837
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†Centrophorus granulosus Bloch and Schneider 1801
†Centrophorus primaevus Pictet 1850
Centrophorus squamosus Bonnaterre 1788
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Haumurian to the top of the Zanclean or 83.60000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.5 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.5 Ma
Collections (27 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Santonian | Lebanon | Spinax primaevus (170327 221187) | |
| Haumurian | New Zealand (North Island) | C. squamosus (204291) | |
| Selandian - Thanetian | New Zealand | C. sp. (90578 90579 90580 90584) | |
| Thanetian | USA (California) | C. sp. (189952) | |
| Lutetian - Bartonian | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | C. sp. (53666) | |
| Middle Eocene | Ukraine (Crimea) | C. sp. (140018) | |
| Bortonian | New Zealand (South Island) | C. squamosus (204289) | |
| Bartonian - Priabonian | Antarctica | C. sp. (31173) | |
| Priabonian | Jordan | C. sp. (32899) | |
| Priabonian | USA (Oregon) | C. sp. (161921) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | Barbados | C. sp. (220735) | |
| Waitakian | New Zealand (South Island) | C. squamosus (204281) | |
| Waitakian - Otaian | New Zealand (South Island) | C. squamosus (85544) | |
| Aquitanian | Colombia (La Guajira) | C. sp. (182218) | |
| Otaian | New Zealand (South Island) | C. squamosus (204290) | |
| Burdigalian | Hungary | C. sp. (210623) | |
| Burdigalian | Germany (Bavaria) | C. granulosus (210593) | |
| Altonian | New Zealand (South Island) | C. squamosus (204242) | |
| Serravallian - Tortonian | Ecuador | C. sp. (204346 204349) | |
| Tortonian | Panama (Colon) | C. granulosus (160781) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Panama (Panama) | C. sp. (191987) | |
| Zanclean | Italy | C. squamosus (206310) |