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Zapteryx

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Trygonorrhinidae

Taxonomy
Zapteryx was named by Jordan and Gilbert (1880).

It was assigned to Rhinobatidae by Jordan (1963); and to Trygonorrhinidae by van der Laan (2019).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Zapteryx Jordan and Gilbert p. 404
1963Zapteryx Jordan p. 603
2019Zapteryx van der Laan p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Batomorphi()
orderRhinopristiformesLast et al. 2016
familyTrygonorrhinidaeLast et al. 2016
genusZapteryxJordan and Gilbert 1880

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. †Zapteryx Jordan and Gilbert 1880
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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Z. californicus (11601)