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Proprigalea medirugosa

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Proprigalea medirugosa was named by Johns (1997). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is GSC 105279, a dermal scale, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Aylard Creek East, Laird formation, ACE-2, which is in a Ladinian marine horizon in the Laird Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Proprigalea medirugosa Johns p. 49 figs. pl. 17, figs. 9-15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
genusProprigalea
speciesmedirugosa

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.

Proprigalea medirugosa Johns 1997
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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Ladinian or 241.46400 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Canada (British Columbia) Proprigalea medirugosa (type locality: 150041 150042 150045 150048)