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Ptychotrygon slaughteri

Chondrichthyes - Sclerorhynchiformes - Ptychotrygonidae

Taxonomy
Ptychotrygon slaughteri was named by Cappetta and Case (1975). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Amon Carter Airfield (ACA), which is in a Cenomanian marine sandstone in the Lewisville Formation of Texas.

Entered
by M. Clapham on 2020-08-28; modified by M. Clapham on 2020-10-19

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Ptychotrygon slaughteri Cappetta and Case p. 306 fig. 5
1999Ptychotrygon slaughteri Cappetta and Case p. 40 figs. Pl 25, figs 1-9
2025Ptychotrygon slaughteri Juranek and Shimada p. 14 fig. 6I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderSclerorhynchiformesKriwet 2004
familyPtychotrygonidae
genusPtychotrygonJaekel 1894
speciesslaughteri

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.

Ptychotrygon slaughteri Cappetta and Case 1975
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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: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 100.50000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Ptychotrygon slaughteri (type locality: 213298)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Nebraska) Ptychotrygon slaughteri (239336)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Jersey) Ptychotrygon slaughteri (221052)