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Rhombodus andriesi

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Rhombodontidae

Taxonomy
Rhombodus andriesi was named by Noubhani and Cappetta (1994). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ould er-Rami, tranchée d'essai (ORA), which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone in Morocco.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Rhombodus andriesi Noubhani and Cappetta p. 8 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-8
1999Rhombodus andriesi Cappetta and Corral p. 366 figs. Pl 8, fig 4
2007Rhombodus andriesi Kriwet et al.
2012Rhombodus andriesi Cuny et al. p. 112 figs. 4F-J

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
RankNameAuthor
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
suborderMyliobatoideiCompagno 1973
familyRhombodontidae
genusRhombodus
speciesandriesi

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.

Rhombodus andriesi Noubhani and Cappetta 1994
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Senegal Rhombodus andriesi (234419)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain (Burgos) Rhombodus andriesi (176782)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco Rhombodus andriesi (214375 214856 type locality: 214857)