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Pseudomegachasma casei

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Taxonomy
Eorhincodon casei was named by Nessov (1999). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Level GLE 20, Lebedinskij quarry, which is in a Cenomanian marine sandstone in the Polpino Formation of the Russian Federation. It is the type species of Pseudomegachasma, Eorhincodon.

It was recombined as Pseudomegachasma casei by Shimada et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Eorhincodon casei Nessov
2015Pseudomegachasma casei Shimada et al. p. 4 fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyOdontaspididaeMüller and Henle 1839
subfamilyJohnlonginae
genusPseudomegachasma
speciescasei(Nessov 1999)

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.

Pseudomegachasma casei Nessov 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Russian Federation (Penza) Pseudomegachasma casei (213397 213398)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Russian Federation (Volgograd) Pseudomegachasma casei (213392)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Russian Federation (Belgorod) Eorhincodon casei (213391)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Russian Federation (Saratov) Pseudomegachasma casei (213393 213394 213395 213396)