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Neosqualodon gastaldii gemmellaroi

Mammalia - Cetacea

Taxonomy
Neosqualodon gemmellaroi was named by Fabiani (1949). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ragusa, which is in a Langhian carbonate limestone in the Langhiano Formation of Italy.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Fordyce and de Muizon (2001); it was recombined as Neosqualodon gastaldii gemmellaroi by Rothausen (1968), Rothausen (1968), Di Patti (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. gemmelllaroi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Neosqualodon gemmellaroi Fabiani
1968Neosqualodon gastaldii gemmellaroi Rothausen p. 13
2014Neosqualodon gastaldii gemmellaroi Di Patti p. 129

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
genusNeosqualodon
speciesgastaldii()
subspeciesgemmellaroi()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marine, freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-03-06 14:21:39
Modified: 2005-09-22 15:42:08
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.45000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy (Sicily) Neosqualodon gemmellaroi, Neosqualodon gastaldii (49396)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Italy (Sicillia) Neosqualodon gemmelllaroi (type locality: 28617)