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Schizorhiza

Chondrichthyes - Sclerorhynchiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Schizorhiza was named by Weiler (1930) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 863,884].

It was assigned to Ganopristinae by Arambourg (1940); to Pristidae by Tabaste (1963); to Galeomorphii by Sepkoski (2002); to Sclerorhynchidae by Cappetta (1987), Suárez and Cappetta (2004), van der Laan (2019); and to Schizorhizinae by Kirkland and Aguillón-Martínez (2002), Guinot et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Schizorhiza Weiler p. 20
1940Schizorhiza Arambourg
1963Schizorhiza Tabaste p. 471
1987Schizorhiza Cappetta p. 154
2002Schizorhiza Kirkland and Aguillón-Martínez p. 21
2002Schizorhiza Sepkoski
2004Schizorhiza Suárez and Cappetta
2019Schizorhiza van der Laan p. 45
2023Schizorhiza Guinot et al. pp. 9-10 figs. 5A-O

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderSclerorhynchiformesKriwet 2004
familySclerorhynchidae
subfamilySchizorhizinae
genusSchizorhizaWeiler 1930

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. †Schizorhiza Weiler 1930
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†Schizorhiza stromeri Weiler 1930
†Schizorhiza weileri Serra 1933
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: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mexico (Coahuila) S. stromeri (79607)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Angola S. stromeri (275445)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (North Carolina) S. sp. (128412)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Syria S. stromeri (117853 117854 117857 117863)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Angola S. stromeri (275587)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jordan S. stromeri (65222 65223)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Egypt S. stromeri (275564 275566)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Arkansas) S. stromeri (242204)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Senegal S. stromeri (234419)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) S. stromeri (79362)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco S. stromeri (99627 123268 213558)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Coahuila) S. stromeri (79606)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Niger (Tahoua) S. stromeri (48868 178660)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Congo-Kinshasa S. stromeri (242372 242374 242376)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Niger S. stromeri (229529)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mali (Kidal) S. stromeri (206855)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mali S. stromeri (202360)