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Coupatezia larivei

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes

Taxonomy
Coupatezia larivei was named by Noubhani and Cappetta (1997). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ouled Abdoun, recette IV, couche 2a, which is in a Selandian/Thanetian marine sandstone in the Couche II Formation of Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Coupatezia larivei Noubhani and Cappetta p. 114 figs. Pl 53, figs 5,6; pl 64, figs 1-6
2007Coupatezia larivei Kriwet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
superfamilyDasyatoideaWhitley 1940
genusCoupateziaCappetta 1982
specieslarivei

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.

Coupatezia larivei Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:05:51
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:51
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Thanetian or 61.66000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Morocco Coupatezia larivei (133217)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0Morocco Coupatezia larivei (type locality: 214848)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Morocco Coupatezia larivei (214833)