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Cederstroemia ziaensis

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Orectolobidae

Taxonomy
Cederstroemia ziaensis was named by Bourdon et al. (2011). Its type specimen is NMMNH P-61439, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is NMMNH L-297, Rio Puerco, which is in a Santonian/Santonian paralic sandstone in the Point Lookout Formation of New Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Cederstroemia ziaensis Bourdon et al. p. 9 figs. 6A-E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
familyOrectolobidaeJordan and Fowler 1903
genusCederstroemia
speciesziaensis

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.

Cederstroemia ziaensis Bourdon et al. 2011
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Santonian to the top of the Middle Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (New Mexico) Cederstroemia ziaensis (type locality: 52037)