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Rhinocodontidae

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Rhinocodontidae

Taxonomy
Rhinocodontidae was named by Garman (1913).

It was assigned to Orectolobiformes by Case et al. (2015).

Subtaxa
Palaeorhincodon

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Rhinocodontidae Garman
2015Rhinocodontidae Case et al. p. 1125

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
familyRhinocodontidaeGarman 1913
familyRhinocodontidaeGarman 1913

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. †Rhinocodontidae Garman 1913
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G. †Palaeorhincodon Herman 1975
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†Palaeorhincodon daouii Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Palaeorhincodon dartevellei Arambourg 1952
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aalenian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 175.60000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Germany Palaeorhincodon sp. (139231)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Morocco Palaeorhincodon daouii (133217)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Morocco Palaeorhincodon daouii (214839 214848)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Algeria Palaeorhincodon dartevellei (232262)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Morocco Palaeorhincodon dartevellei (116904 158991 214840)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (South Carolina) Palaeorhincodon sp. (203258)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Palaeorhincodon wardi (15595)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Palaeorhincodon wardi (3256 3257)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Palaeorhincodon wardi (41989 41992)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Ukraine Palaeorhincodon wardi (211009)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Uzbekistan Palaeorhincodon wardi (62573)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) Palaeorhincodon wardi (140018)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Palaeorhincodon sp. (45640)