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Galea (disused)

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Galea was named by Shirai (1996). It is extant.

It was assigned to Neoselachii by Delsate (2003) and Underwood and Ward (2004); and to Elasmobranchii by Marsili et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Galea Shirai
2003Galea Delsate p. 8
2004Galea Underwood and Ward p. 450
2007Galea Marsili et al. p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleaShirai 1996
superorderGaleaShirai 1996

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.

Superor. Galea Shirai 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Bathonian or 167.70000 to 166.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (England) Galea indet. (91450)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Galea indet. (91449)