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Sigmoscyllium acuspidatum

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae

Taxonomy
Sigmoscyllium acuspidatum was named by Guinot et al. (2013). Its type specimen is University of Montpellier JUH1-44, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Justine-Herbigny (JUH), which is in a Turonian carbonate chalk in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Sigmoscyllium acuspidatum Guinot et al. p. 657 figs. 23E'-P'

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyScyliorhinidaeGill 1862
genusSigmoscyllium
speciesacuspidatum

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.

†Sigmoscyllium acuspidatum 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 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Middle Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3France (Ardennes) Sigmoscyllium acuspidatum (type locality: 213564)