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Centrosqualus

Chondrichthyes - Squalidae

Taxonomy
Centrosqualus was named by Signeux (1950) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant-u Sepkoski's reference number: 525,884]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Squaliformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Squalidae by Cappetta et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Centrosqualus Signeux
2002Centrosqualus Sepkoski
2019Centrosqualus Cappetta et al. p. 1149

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
SqualidaNelson et al. 2016
Squaliformes(Goodrich 1909)
familySqualidaeBonaparte 1834
genusCentrosqualusSigneux 1950

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. †Centrosqualus Signeux 1950
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Centrosqualus mustardi Cappetta et al. 2019
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 07:18:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 85.80000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Lebanon C. primaevus (92241)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Israel C. sp. (35443)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (British Columbia) C. mustardi (221571 221572)