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Pteroscyllium signeuxi

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae

Taxonomy
Pteroscyllium signeuxi was named by Cappetta (1980). Its type specimen is MNHN 1946-18-1457, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sahel Alma (Dubertret collection, MNHN), which is in a Santonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in Lebanon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Pteroscyllium signeuxi Cappetta p. 135 figs. Pl 19, fig 5; pl 20; text-figs 32,33
2002Pteroscyllium signeuxi Antunes and Cappetta p. 128 figs. Pl 11, figs 8,9
2009Pteroscyllium signeuxi Kriwet et al. p. 323

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyScyliorhinidaeGill 1862
genusPteroscyllium
speciessigneuxi

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.

Pteroscyllium signeuxi Cappetta 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 85.70000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Lebanon Pteroscyllium signeuxi (type locality: 92241)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Angola Pteroscyllium signeuxi (275709)