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Galeoidei

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Galeoidei is an unranked clade. It is extant.

It was assigned to Euselachii by David (1943) and Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Galeoidei David p. 81
1963Galeoidei Jordan p. 600

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
Galeoidei
Galeoidei

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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Fm. †Galeidae
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G. †Boreogaleus Gill 1861
G. †Calliscyllium Tanaka 1912
G. †Cymocephalus Klein 1777
G. †Cynias Gill 1903
G. †Dirrhizodon Klunzinger 1870
G. †Eridacnis Smith 1913
G. †Eulamia Gill 1861
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Eulamia altima Springer 1950
G. †Gyrace Jordan and Hannibal 1922
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Gyrace occidentalis Agassiz 1856
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Invalid names: Galeocerdo productus Agassiz 1834 [synonym]
G. †Hypopriondon Gill 1861
G. †Isoplagiodon Gill 1861
G. †Leptocarcharias Günther 1879
G. †Leptocarias Smith 1837
G. †Myrmillo Gistel 1848
G. †Platypodon Poey 1876
G. †Pleuracromylon Gill 1864
G. †Pseudogaleus Jaekel 1894
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Pseudogaleus voltai Jaekel 1894
G. †Rhinotriacis Gill 1862
G. †Rhizoprion Ogilby 1915
G. †Scylliogaleus Boulenger 1902
G. †Thalassorhinus Müller and Henle 1838
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Tortonian or 59.20000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (California) Pliotrema sp. (189952)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Pseudogaleus voltai (55239)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Washington) Squalus occidentalis (59183)