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Scyliorhinus taylorensis

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae

Taxonomy
Scyliorhinus taylorensis was named by Cappetta and Case (1999). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is North Sulphur River at Ladonia (NSR), which is in a Campanian carbonate marl in the Taylor Marl Formation of Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. ambiatlanticus, S. biauricalatus, S. gilbert, S. kasenoi, S. minutissumus, S. moosi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Scyliorhinus taylorensis Cappetta and Case p. 30 figs. Pl 17, fig 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyScyliorhinidaeGill 1862
genusScyliorhinusBlainville 1816
speciestaylorensis

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.

†Scyliorhinus taylorensis Cappetta and Case 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available