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Pucapampella rodrigae

Chondrichthyes - Pucapampellidae

Taxonomy
Pucapampella rodrigae was named by Janvier and Riglos (1986) [A small chondrichthyan in which the occipital part of the neurocranium is completely separated ventrally from the rest of the braincase. There is a large canal for the notochord in the occipital part of the braincase, and the paired dorsal aorta enters the braincase laterally to the canal for the notochord.]. Its type specimen is MNHNBol.V003284, a partial skull (an isolated occipital part of the neurocranium exposed in ventral aspect), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Pucapampella rodrigae Janvier and Riglos

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
familyPucapampellidae
genusPucapampella
speciesrodrigae

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.

Pucapampella rodrigae Janvier and Riglos 1986
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Diagnosis
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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 Emsian to the top of the Eifelian or 410.62000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Bolivia Pucapampella rodrigae (238850)