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Squalus suckleyi

Chondrichthyes - Squalidae

Taxonomy
Spinax (Acanthias) suckleyi was named by Girard (1854).

It was recombined as Squalus suckleyi by Welton (2015).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. alsaticus, S. huntensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Spinax (Acanthias) suckleyi Girard
2015Squalus suckleyi Welton p. 6

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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
genusSqualus
speciessuckleyi(Girard 1854)

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.

†Squalus suckleyi Girard 1854
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Oregon) Squalus suckleyi (222408)