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Ptychotrygon boothi

Chondrichthyes - Sclerorhynchiformes - Ptychotrygonidae

Taxonomy
Ptychotrygon boothi was named by Case (1987). Its type specimen is AMNH 12115, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Ptychotrygon boothi Case p. 26 figs. Pl 13, fig 4; pl 14, fig 2
1987Ptychotrygon ellae Case p. 27 figs. Pl 14, figs 1,3
2022Ptychotrygon boothi Begat et al. p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderSclerorhynchiformesKriwet 2004
familyPtychotrygonidae
genusPtychotrygonJaekel 1894
speciesboothi

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.

Ptychotrygon boothi Case 1987
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Invalid names: Ptychotrygon ellae Case 1987 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Mexico) Ptychotrygon boothi (14472)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Wyoming) Ptychotrygon ellae (70269) Ptychotrygon ellae, Ptychotrygon boothi (70451 70455 70501)