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Centrophoridae (gulper shark)

Chondrichthyes - Centrophoridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Centrophoridae Bleeker
2006Centrophoridae Underwood p. 234
2007Centrophoridae Cahuzac et al. p. 12
2008Centrophoridae Adnet et al. p. 716
2016Centrophoridae Nelson et al. p. 75
2020Centrophoridae Villafaña et al. p. 730
2024Centrophoridae Feichtinger et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
—Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
—SqualidaNelson et al. 2016
—Squaliformes(Goodrich 1909)
familyCentrophoridaeBleeker 1859
familyCentrophoridaeBleeker 1859

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. Centrophoridae Bleeker 1859 [gulper shark]
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G. †Centrodeania Feichtinger et al. 2024
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†Centrodeania annae Feichtinger et al. 2024
†Centrodeania rugosa Feichtinger et al. 2024
G. Centrophorus Müller and Henle 1837
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†Centrophorus granulosus Bloch and Schneider 1801
†Centrophorus primaevus Pictet 1850
Centrophorus squamosus Bonnaterre 1788
G. Deania Jordan and Snyder 1902
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†Deania angoumeensis Adnet 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:18:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Zanclean or 85.70000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.6 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Lebanon Spinax primaevus (170327 221187)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Deania sp. (31992)
Haumurian83.6 - 66.0New Zealand (North Island) Centrophorus squamosus (204291)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Austria Centrodeania rugosa, Centrodeania annae (233260 233261)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0New Zealand Centrophorus sp. (90578 90579 90580 90584)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (California) Centrophorus sp. (189952)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Antarctica (Seymour Island) Centrophorus sp., Deania sp. (53666)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71France (Landes) Deania angoumeensis (161753)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) Centrophorus sp., Deania sp. (140018)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) Centrophorus squamosus (204289)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Antarctica Centrophorus sp. (31173)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Barbados Centrophorus sp. (220735)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Centrophorus sp. (161921)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Centrophorus sp., Deania sp. (236597)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Jordan Centrophorus sp. (32899)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Centrophorus squamosus (204281)
Waitakian - Otaian25.2 - 18.7New Zealand (South Island) Centrophorus squamosus (85544)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Colombia (La Guajira) Centrophorus sp. (182218)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Jamaica Deania sp. (69729)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (South Island) Centrophorus squamosus (204290)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Hungary Centrophorus sp. (210623)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Bavaria) Deania sp., Centrophorus granulosus (210593)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Centrophorus squamosus (204242)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Ecuador Centrophorus sp. (204346 204349)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Centrophorus granulosus (160781)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Panama (Panama) Centrophorus sp. (191987)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Deania sp., Centrophorus squamosus (206310)