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Squatinida

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Squatinida was named as an order.

It was reranked as the unranked clade Squatinida by Nelson et al. (2016).

It was assigned to Elasmobranchii by Kalabis and Schultz (1974); and to Squalimorphi by Nelson et al. (2016).

Subtaxa
Protospinaciformes, Squatiniformes
Sister taxa
Protospinaciformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Squatinida Kalabis and Schultz p. 185
2016Squatinida Nelson et al. p. 77

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
—Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
—Squatinida
—Squatinida

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.

Unr. †Squatinida
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Unr. Squatiniformes Buen 1926
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Fm. †Pseudorhinidae Klug and Kriwet 2012
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G. †Pseudorhina Jaekel 1898
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†Pseudorhina alifera Münster 1842
†Pseudorhina crocheti Guinot et al. 2014
Fm. Squatinidae Bonaparte 1838 [angel shark]
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G. †Cretasquatina Maisey et al. 2020
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†Cretasquatina americana Maisey et al. 2020
G. †Phorcynis Thiollière 1854
G. †Squalraia De la Pylaie 1835
G. †Squatina Dumeril 1806
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Subg. †Squatina (Cretascyllium) Müller and Diedrich 1991
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Invalid names: Cretascyllium expansum Müller and Diedrich 1991 [synonym], Squatina decipiens Dalinkevičius 1935 [synonym]
Subg. Squatina (Squatina) Dumeril 1805
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†Squatina (Squatina) fortemordeo Siversson et al. 2015
†Squatina (Squatina) lundegreni Siversson et al. 2015
†Squatina angeloides Van Beneden 1873
†Squatina baumbergensis von der Marck 1885
†Squatina biforis Le Hon 1871
†Squatina crassa Daimeries 1889
†Squatina crassidens Woodward 1889
Squatina dumeril Lesueur 1818
†Squatina frequens Underwood 2002
†Squatina gippslandicus Chapman and Cudmore 1924
†Squatina hassei Leriche 1929
†Squatina lerichei Jordan and Beal 1910
†Squatina mulleri Reuss 1846
†Squatina occidentalis Eastman 1904
†Squatina prima Winkler 1874
†Squatina speciosa von Meyer 1856
†Squatina squatina Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Protospinaciformes [empty]
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 07:18:00
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:00
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 161.20000 to 0.01200 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 157.3 Ma

Collections (251 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Germany Squatina sp. (137169)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Spain Phorcynis catulina, Pseudorhina sp. (151897 151900) Pseudorhina sp. (151898)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Pseudorhina acanthoderma (154138)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0United Kingdom (England) Squatina alifera, Squatina frequens (140224)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Sweden (Scania) Squatinidae indet. (144784)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4France (Gard) Pseudorhina crocheti, Pseudorhina alifera (213631)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Poland Squatina cranei (213518 213519)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9France Squatina sp. (214859)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Germany Squatina sp. (91586)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45United Kingdom (England) Squatina sp. (213572)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0France Squatina cranei, Squatina decipiens (214869)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46United Kingdom (England) Squatina sp. (213577 213578)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Oregon) Squatina sp. (229463)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0United Kingdom (England) Squatina cranei (213324) Squatina sp. (213320)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3United Kingdom (England) Squatina cranei (213325 213326 213367)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Lithuania Squatina decipiens (213709 213710)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) Squatina cranei (213327 213331 213332 213334 213335 213336 213339 213340 213341 213342 213345 213346 213351 213369 213372 213373 213374) Squatina cranei, Cretascyllium sp. (213337) Squatina cranei, Squatina sp. (213328 213329 213330 213348 213368) Squatina sp. (213338 213350 213371)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Ukraine Squatina cranei (214239 214240 214241 214242)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Kazakhstan Squatina sp., Squatina decipiens (175010)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lithuania Squatina decipiens (213716)