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Parasquatina justinensis

Chondrichthyes - Redfieldiiformes - Brookvaliidae

Taxonomy
Parasquatina justinensis was named by Guinot et al. (2012). Its type specimen is University of Montpellier JUH1-4, 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.

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by M. Clapham on 2020-09-05

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Parasquatina justinensis Guinot et al. p. 544 fig. 10
2014Parasquatina justinensis Pollerspöck and Beaury p. 152 figs. 3a-d

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
HalecostomiRegan 1903
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
infraclassActinopteri()
orderRedfieldiiformes(Berg 1940)
familyBrookvaliidaeBerg 1940
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
Protostomia
RankNameAuthor
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
classChondrichthyes
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
genusParasquatina
speciesjustinensis

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.

Parasquatina justinensis Guinot et al. 2012
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-07-21 07:07:32
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:07:32
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Middle Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8France (Ardennes) Parasquatina justinensis (type locality: 213564)