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Plicatolamna

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Cretoxyrhinidae

Taxonomy
Plicatolamna was named by Herman (1975). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cretoxyrhinidae by Cappetta and Case (1975), Itoigawa (1977), Case (1978) and Case (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Plicatolamna Cappetta and Case p. 22
1975Plicatolamna Herman
1977Plicatolamna Itoigawa p. 133
1978Plicatolamna Case p. 191
1979Plicatolamna Case p. 84

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyCretoxyrhinidaeGlückman 1958
genusPlicatolamnaHerman 1975

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.

G. †Plicatolamna Herman 1975
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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 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Cenomanian or 113.00000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5Japan (Iwate) P. macrohiza (210763)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon P. semiplicata (69118 213132)