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Protoginglymostoma ypresiensis

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae

Taxonomy
Protoginglymostoma ypresiensis was named by Herman (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Protoginglymostoma ypresiensis Herman
2015Protoginglymostoma ypresiensis Case et al. p. 1124

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
familyGinglymostomatidaeGill 1862
genusProtoginglymostomaHerman and Crochard 1977
speciesypresiensisHerman 1977

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.

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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 07:07:32
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:07:32
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 56.00000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (South Carolina) Protoginglymostoma ypresiensis (203258)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) Protoginglymostoma ypresiensis (140018)