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Sclerorhynchus priscus

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Sclerorhynchus priscus was named by Cappetta and Case (1999). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kiest Boulevard (KIB), which is in a Turonian marine siliciclastic in Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. karakensis, S. pettersi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Sclerorhynchus priscus Cappetta and Case p. 37 figs. Pl 22, figs 1-10

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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
genusSclerorhynchus
speciespriscus

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.

†Sclerorhynchus priscus Cappetta and Case 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available