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Paraetmopterus

Squaliformes - Etmopteridae

Taxonomy
Paraetmopterus was named by Adnet (2006).

It was assigned to Etmopteridae by Cahuzac et al. (2007), Underwood and Schlogl (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Paraetmopterus Adnet
2007Paraetmopterus Cahuzac et al. p. 13
2013Paraetmopterus Underwood and Schlogl p. 499

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RankNameAuthor
Euselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
RankNameAuthor
orderSqualiformesGoodrich 1909
familyEtmopteridaeFowler 1941
genusParaetmopterusAdnet 2006

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.

G. †Paraetmopterus Adnet 2006
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Paraetmopterus horvathi Underwood and Schlogl 2013
Paraetmopterus nolfi Adnet 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:18:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:41
Source: o = order
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Burdigalian or 48.07000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03France (Landes) P. nolfi (161754)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71France (Landes) P. nolfi (161753)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Slovakia P. horvathi (161895 161897 161898 161900 161901 161902)