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Protosqualus barringtonensis

Chondrichthyes - Squalidae

Taxonomy
Protosqualus barringtonensis was named by Guinot et al. (2013). Its type specimen is NHMUK P.67000, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Barrington Channel, which is in a Cenomanian carbonate chalk in the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Protosqualus barringtonensis Guinot et al. p. 598 figs. 5A-B'

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
SqualidaNelson et al. 2016
Squaliformes(Goodrich 1909)
familySqualidaeBonaparte 1834
genusProtosqualus
speciesbarringtonensis

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.

Protosqualus barringtonensis Guinot et al. 2013
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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 07:18:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Middle Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Protosqualus barringtonensis (type locality: 213567)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Protosqualus barringtonensis (213569 213570)