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Ginglymostomatidae (nurse shark)

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Ginglymostomatidae Gill
1902Ginglymostominae Hay p. 310
2001Ginglymostomatidae Purdy et al. p. 100
2005Ginglymostomatidae Tabuce et al. p. 385
2006Ginglymostomatidae Underwood p. 234
2007Ginglymostomatidae Cahuzac et al. p. 15
2009Ginglymostomatidae Cicimurri and Knight p. 629
2009Ginglymostomatidae Kriwet et al. p. 322
2016Ginglymostomatidae Nelson et al. p. 62
2019Ginglymostomatidae Ebersole et al. p. 20
2022Ginglymostomatidae Cicimurri et al.

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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
familyGinglymostomatidaeGill 1862

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.

Fm. Ginglymostomatidae Gill 1862 [nurse shark]
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G. †Cantioscyllium Woodward 1889
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Cantioscyllium alhaulfi Kriwet 1999
Cantioscyllium brachyplicatum Kriwet et al. 2009
Cantioscyllium decipiens Woodward 1889
Cantioscyllium meyeri Case and Cappetta 1997
G. †Delpitoscyllium Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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Delpitoscyllium africanum Leriche 1927
G. †Ganntouria Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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Ganntouria variabilis Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
G. Ginglymostoma Müller and Henle 1838
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Ginglymostoma angolense Dartevelle and Casier 1943
Ginglymostoma botmaense Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Ginglymostoma chenanei Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Ginglymostoma delfortriei Daimeries 1889
Ginglymostoma erramii Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Ginglymostoma khouribgaense Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Ginglymostoma lithuanica Dalinkevičius 1935
Ginglymostoma maroccanum Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Ginglymostoma obliquum Leidy 1877
Ginglymostoma pectinatum Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Ginglymostoma subafricanum Arambourg 1952
Invalid names: Acrodobatis Leidy 1877 [synonym]
G. †Hologinglymostoma Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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Hologinglymostoma jaegeri Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
G. Nebrius Rüppell 1837
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Nebrius bequaerti Leriche 1919
Nebrius concolor Ruppel 1837
Nebrius ferrugineus Lesson 1831
Nebrius obliquus Leidy 1877
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Invalid names: Ginglymostoma blanckenhorni Stromer 1903 [synonym], Ginglymostoma fourtaui Priem 1905 [synonym]
Nebrius serra Leidy 1877
Nebrius thielensis Winkler 1874
G. †Plicatoscyllium Case and Cappetta 1997
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Plicatoscyllium derameei Case and Cappetta 1997
Plicatoscyllium gharbii Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Plicatoscyllium globidens Cappetta and Case 1975
Plicatoscyllium lehneri Leriche 1938
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Invalid names: Ginglymostoma rugosum Dartevelle and Casier 1943 [synonym]
Plicatoscyllium youssoufiaense Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
G. †Protoginglymostoma Herman and Crochard 1977
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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, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 155.70000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 145.0 Ma

Collections (206 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0United Kingdom (England) Cantioscyllium sp. (140224)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Spain (Teruel) Cantioscyllium alhaulfi (91420)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Lithuania Ginglymostoma lithuanica (213709 213710)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France (Poitou-Charentes) Cantioscyllium decipiens (73862 77232) Cantioscyllium sp. (77229 77230 77233)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France (Poitou-Charentes) Cantioscyllium sp. (88991)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Spain (Asturias) Cantioscyllium sp. (98396)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lithuania Ginglymostoma lithuanica (213720)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Texas) Cantioscyllium sp. (213298)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (South Dakota) Cantioscyllium decipiens (213291)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Texas) Cantioscyllium decipiens (213299)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3France (Ardennes) Cantioscyllium decipiens (213564)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Kansas) Cantioscyllium decipiens (35365)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Nebraska) Cantioscyllium decipiens (213389)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Cantioscyllium decipiens (213383)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6USA (Utah) Cantioscyllium sp. (14417)
Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (New Mexico) Cantioscyllium sp., Cantioscyllium decipiens (52037)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Jordan Cantioscyllium hashimiaensis (62538)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6USA (Utah) Cantioscyllium sp. (14409)
Late/Upper Santonian - Middle Campanian85.8 - 70.6USA (Georgia) Ginglymostoma globidens (35289)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Georgia) Ginglymostoma globidens (70720)