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Etmopteridae

Chondrichthyes - Etmopteridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Etmopteridae Fowler
2007Etmopteridae Cahuzac et al. p. 13
2013Etmopteridae Underwood and Schlogl p. 496
2016Etmopteridae Nelson et al. p. 75
2024Etmopteridae Feichtinger et al. p. 12

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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)
familyEtmopteridaeFowler 1941
familyEtmopteridaeFowler 1941

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. Etmopteridae Fowler 1941
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G. †Eoetmopterus Muller and Schollmann 1989
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†Eoetmopterus davidi Feichtinger et al. 2022
†Eoetmopterus supracretaceus Müller and Schöllmann 1989
G. Etmopterus Rafinesque 1810
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†Etmopterus acutidens Casier 1966
†Etmopterus cahuzaci Adnet 2006
Etmopterus spinax Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Etmopterus aculeatus Rafinesque 1810 [synonym]
G. †Incognitorapax Feichtinger et al. 2024
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†Incognitorapax fernsebneris Feichtinger et al. 2024
G. Miroscyllium Shirai and Nakaya 1990
G. †Orthechinorhinus Adnet 2006
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†Orthechinorhinus davidae Welton 2016
G. †Paraetmopterus Adnet 2006
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†Paraetmopterus horvathi Underwood and Schlogl 2013
†Paraetmopterus nolfi Adnet 2006
G. †Proetmopterus Siverson 1993
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†Proetmopterus lukasi Feichtinger et al. 2022
G. Trigonognathus Mochizuki and Ohe 1990
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Trigonognathus kabeyai Mochizuki and Ohe 1990
†Trigonognathus virginiae Cappetta and Adnet 2001
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 Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Tortonian or 100.50000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Eoetmopterus sp. (213365)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Eoetmopterus supracretaceus (31992)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Eoetmopterus supracretaceus (228233)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Aisne) Etmopteridae indet. (213559)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Eoetmopterus supracretaceus (101702)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (British Columbia) Eoetmopterus supracretaceus (221571 221572)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Sweden Proetmopterus hemmooriensis (214323 214324 214325 214329 214330 214332 214333 214351 214352 214353)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany Incognitorapax fernsebneris (233262)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Austria Etmopteridae indet. 1, Eoetmopterus davidi, Proetmopterus lukasi (228909) Etmopteridae indet., Eoetmopterus davidi, Proetmopterus lukasi (228232)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Sweden Proetmopterus hemmooriensis, Eoetmopterus supracretaceus (214328)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Austria Incognitorapax fernsebneris (233260)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03France (Landes) Paraetmopterus nolfi, Orthechinorhinus pfeili (161754)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71France (Landes) Paraetmopterus nolfi, Orthechinorhinus pfeili, Etmopterus cahuzaci, Trigonognathus virginiae (161753)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) Etmopterus sp. (140018)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Barbados Etmopterus acutidens (220735)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Barbados Etmopterus acutidens (220746)
Priabonian - Rupelian37.71 - 27.3USA (Oregon) Orthechinorhinus davidae (59920)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Oregon) Orthechinorhinus davidae (199730)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Slovakia Etmopterus sp., Miroscyllium sp., Paraetmopterus horvathi (161900 161901 161902) Etmopterus sp., Paraetmopterus horvathi (161897) Paraetmopterus horvathi (161895 161898)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Trigonognathus sp. (160781)