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Selachimorpha
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Rank | superorder (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Selachimorpha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 26 (29%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 165 - 161 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Chondrichthyes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Chondrichthyes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | B. W. Kent. 2018. The Cartilaginous Fishes (Chimaeras, Sharks, and Rays) of Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, USA. In S. J. Godfrey (ed.), Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 100:45-160 |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Squaliformes order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 122 | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Squatiniformes order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 157 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1984 | Selachimorpha Nelson |
2018 | Selachimorpha Kent p. 55 |
References
Kent B. W. (2018) The Cartilaginous Fishes (Chimaeras, Sharks, and Rays) of Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, USA, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 100, 45-160 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!