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Burnhamia fetahi

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Mobulidae

Taxonomy
Burnhamia fetahi was named by Cappetta (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Burnhamia fetahi Cappetta
1987Burnhamia fetahi Cappetta p. 176

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Batomorphi()
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
suborderMyliobatoideiCompagno 1973
familyMobulidaeGill 1893
genusBurnhamiaCappetta 1976
speciesfetahiCappetta 1985

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.

†Burnhamia fetahi Cappetta 1985
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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: Early/Lower Eocene or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Mississippi) Burnhamia fetahi (62890)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Morocco Burnhamia fetahi (116904 214847 214851)