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Ginglymostoma cirratum

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae

Discussion

This taxon is not extinct. See for instance https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2019.06.012

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Taxonomy
Squalus cirratus was named by Gmelin (1789). It is extant. It is the type species of Ginglymostoma.

It was recombined as Ginglymostoma cirratum by Hay (1902).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Squalus cirratus Gmelin
1902Ginglymostoma cirratum Hay p. 310

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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
genusGinglymostomaMüller and Henle 1838
speciescirratum(Gmelin 1789)

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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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.60800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Peru (Piura) Ginglymostoma cirratum (162465)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Ginglymostoma cirratum (20400)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Ginglymostoma cirratum (20604)