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Plicatopristis strougoi

Chondrichthyes - Sclerorhynchiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Plicatopristis strougoi was named by Cappetta (1991). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mine A, Hamrawein, which is in a Maastrichtian marine phosphorite in Egypt. It is the type species of Plicatopristis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Plicatopristis strougoi Cappetta p. 25 figs. Pl 5, figs 7-9; pl 6, figs 1-6
2004Plicatopristis strougoi Suárez and Cappetta

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Batomorphi()
orderSclerorhynchiformesKriwet 2004
familySclerorhynchidae
genusPlicatopristis
speciesstrougoi

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.

Plicatopristis strougoi Cappetta 1991
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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Syria Plicatopristis strougoi (117853 117854)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Egypt Plicatopristis strougoi (275564 type locality: 275565 275566)