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Cretalamna gertericorum

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae

Taxonomy
Cretalamna gertericorum was named by Siversson et al. (2015). Its type specimen is UM-BET 5, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SECAB quarry, Bettrechies, which is in a Turonian carbonate limestone in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Cretalamna gertericorum Siversson et al. p. 356 fig. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyOtodontidaeGlickman 1964
genusCretalamna
speciesgertericorum

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.

†Cretalamna gertericorum Siversson et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available