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Squatirhina kannensis

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes

Taxonomy
Squatirhina kannensis was named by Herman (1977). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tranchée de Caster, Albert Canal (coprolite horizon), which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate limestone in the Maastricht Formation of Belgium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Squatirhina kannensis Herman p. 156 figs. Pl. 6, fig. 10
1979Squatirhina kannensis Thies figs. Pl 1, fig 8
1987Squatirhina kannensis Cappetta p. 143

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
genusSquatirhina
specieskannensis

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.

†Squatirhina kannensis Herman 1977
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 125.77000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Germany Squatirhina kannensis (241404)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium Squatirhina kannensis (242027)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium Squatirhina kannensis (241906)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium Squatirhina kannensis (241907 241990)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium (Limburg) Squatirhina kannensis (type locality: 241927)