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Safagaia ptychodon

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes

Taxonomy
Safagaia ptychodon was named by Cappetta (1991). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Abu Ahmed, Safaga, which is in a Maastrichtian marine phosphorite in Egypt. It is the type species of Safagaia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Safagaia ptychodon Cappetta p. 29 figs. Pl 9, fig 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
genusSafagaia
speciesptychodon

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.

†Safagaia ptychodon Cappetta 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available