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Plicatoscyllium derameei

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae

Taxonomy
Plicatoscyllium derameei was named by Case and Cappetta (1997). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kemp Clay Formation, which is in a Maastrichtian marine claystone/sandstone in the Kemp Clay Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Plicatoscyllium.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Plicatoscyllium derameei Case and Cappetta p. 137 figs. Pl 5, figs 5-7
2019Plicatoscyllium derameei Hoganson et al. p. 20 figs. 7.30-7.33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
superfamilyOrectoloboideaMaylor 2012
familyGinglymostomatidaeGill 1862
genusPlicatoscyllium
speciesderameeiCase and Cappetta 1997

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.

Plicatoscyllium derameei Case and Cappetta 1997
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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Plicatoscyllium derameei (83331)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Plicatoscyllium derameei (213584 213587 213589 213601)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Plicatoscyllium derameei (type locality: 61738)