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Burnhamia

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Mobulidae

Taxonomy
Burnhamia was named by Cappetta (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than T Eo-m Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Myliobatiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Mobulidae by Cappetta (1987), Noubhani and Cappetta (1997), Case et al. (2015); and to Mobulinae by Ebersole et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Burnhamia Cappetta
1987Burnhamia Cappetta p. 175
1997Burnhamia Noubhani and Cappetta p. 126
2002Burnhamia Sepkoski
2015Burnhamia Case et al. p. 1130
2019Burnhamia Ebersole et al. p. 144

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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

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. †Burnhamia Cappetta 1976
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†Burnhamia daviesi Woodward 1889
†Burnhamia fetahi Cappetta 1985
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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 59.24000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (57 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0Morocco B. daviesi (214848)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Algeria B. sp. (232262)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Togo B. sp. (61561)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Mississippi) B. daviesi, B. fetahi (62890)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom Rhinoptera daviesi (85229)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Morocco B. fetahi (116904 214847 214851) B. sp. 1 (214840) B. sp. 2 (158991 214841) B. sp. 3 (214846 214850)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (South Carolina) B. daviesi (203258)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03USA (Alabama) B. daviesi (81179 209524)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Virginia) B. daviesi (15595)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Alabama) B. sp. (13346)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Senegal B. sp. (133429)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Togo B. sp. (32991)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Ukraine (Luhansk) B. sp. (120885)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) B. daviesi (41888 41998) B. sp., B. daviesi (41989 41992 41994 41996)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Jordan B. sp. (65226)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Ukraine B. sp. (211009)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) B. sp. (140018)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Uzbekistan B. daviesi (62573) B. sp. (45701 45702)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) B. daviesi (81266 209520)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Rhinoptera daviesi (73434)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Western Sahara B. sp. (96686)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Egypt B. sp. (137547 137548 137550 137554 137556 137558 137560 137561 137563 137564 137569 137573 137579 137581 137582 137583 137585 137587 137588)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (North Carolina) Rhinoptera daviesi (71660)