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Chiloscyllium missouriense

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae

Taxonomy
Chiloscyllium missouriense was named by Case (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Chiloscyllium missouriense Case
2001Chiloscyllium missouriense Peng et al. p. 7

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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
familyHemiscylliidaeGill 1862
genusChiloscylliumMüller and Henle 1837
speciesmissourienseCase 1979

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

Age range: Early/Lower Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Utah) Chiloscyllium missouriense (75839)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Utah) Chiloscyllium missouriense (75849)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Wyoming) Chiloscyllium missouriense (70455)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Chiloscyllium missouriense (45893)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Chiloscyllium missouriense (45560 45561 45566 45820)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Utah) Squatirhina sp., Squatirhina americana (61844)