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Ischirhiza nigeriensis

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Marckgrafia nigeriensis was named by Tabaste (1963). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is In-Dama, Mont Igdaman (bed 8), which is in a Maastrichtian marginal marine siliciclastic in the Dukamaje Formation of Niger.

It was recombined as Ischirhiza nigeriensis by Cappetta (1972).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Marckgrafia nigeriensis Tabaste p. 470
1972Ischirhiza nigeriensis Cappetta p. 197 figs. Pl 3, figs 13-17; pl 4, figs 1-7; pl 13, figs 9-10

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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
genusIschirhizaLeidy 1856
speciesnigeriensis()

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.

†Ischirhiza nigeriensis Tabaste 1963
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Diagnosis
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