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Squatirhina draytoni

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes

Taxonomy
Squatirhina draytoni was named by Guinot et al. (2012). Its type specimen is NHMUK P.66957, 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.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Squatirhina draytoni Guinot et al. p. 456 fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
genusSquatirhina
speciesdraytoni

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.

Squatirhina draytoni Guinot et al. 2012
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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 07:15:23
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:15:23
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Middle Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Squatirhina draytoni (type locality: 213567 213568)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Squatirhina draytoni (213569)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8France (Ardennes) Squatirhina draytoni (213564)