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Ischyrhiza texana

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Ischyrhiza texana was named by Cappetta and Case (1975). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kiest Boulevard (KIB), which is in a Turonian marine siliciclastic in Texas.

It was recombined as Kiestus texanus by Cappetta and Case (1999); it was recombined as Kiestus texana by Suárez and Cappetta (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Ischyrhiza texana Cappetta and Case p. 306 fig. 6
1978Ischyrhiza texana Case p. 195
1999Kiestus texanus Cappetta and Case p. 38 figs. Pl 23, figs 1-8
2004Kiestus texana Suárez and Cappetta
2016Ischyrhiza texana Bice and Shimada p. 183 fig. 6J

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
suborderSclerorhynchoidei
familySclerorhynchidae
genusIschyrhizaLeidy 1856
speciestexana

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.

Ischyrhiza texana Cappetta and Case 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:15:23
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:15:23
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Turonian or 99.60000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Nebraska) Ischyrhiza texana (213308)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Texas) Ischyrhiza texana (type locality: 213299)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Nebraska) Ischyrhiza texana (213389)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Kansas) Ischyrhiza texana (213387)