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Scymnodon obscurus

Chondrichthyes - Squalidae

Taxonomy
Centroscymnus obscurus was named by Vaillant (1888). It is extant.

It was recombined as Scymnodon obscurus by Underwood and Mitchell (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Centroscymnus obscurus Vaillant
2004Scymnodon obscurus Underwood and Mitchell

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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)
familySqualidaeBonaparte 1834
genusScymnodonBocage and Capello 1864
speciesobscurus(Vaillant 1888)

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.

Scymnodon obscurus Vaillant 1888
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Jamaica Scymnodon obscurus (69729)