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Pucabatis

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Rhombodontidae

Taxonomy
Pucabatis was named by Cappetta (1975) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. Its type is Pucabatis hoffstetteri.

It was assigned to Rhombodontidae by Cappetta (1987); and to Myliobatiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. hoffstetteri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Pucabatis Cappetta p. 18
1987Pucabatis Cappetta p. 173
2002Pucabatis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
superfamilyMyliobatoidea
familyRhombodontidae
genusPucabatis

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. †Pucabatis Cappetta 1975
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Pucabatis hoffstetteri Cappetta 1975
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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Peru (Amazonas) P. hoffstetteri (51672)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Bolivia (Cochabamba) P. hoffstetteri (12855)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Bolivia P. hoffstetteri (229879) Rhombodus sp. (229877)