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Tethybatis selachoides

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Platyrhinidae

Taxonomy
Tethybatis selachoides was named by de Carvalho (2004). Its type specimen is MCSNV 515, 516, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cava, near Castello, which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian carbonate carbonate in Italy. It is the type species of Tethybatis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Tethybatis selachoides de Carvalho p. 79 figs. FIgs. 3-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
suborderRhinobatoideiFowler 1941
familyPlatyrhinidae
genusTethybatis
speciesselachoides

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.

Tethybatis selachoides de Carvalho 2004
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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 07:15:23
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:15:23
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Italy (Puglia) Tethybatis selachoides (type locality: 91385)