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Ptychotrygon winni

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Ptychotrygonidae

Taxonomy
Ptychotrygon winni 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.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Ptychotrygon winni Case and Cappetta p. 150 figs. Pl 13, figs 1-3
2019Ptychotrygon winni Hoganson et al. p. 38 figs. 9.24-9.31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
suborderSclerorhynchoidei
familyPtychotrygonidae
genusPtychotrygonJaekel 1894
specieswinniCase 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.

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

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Ptychotrygon winni (221052)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Ptychotrygon winni (213580 213582 213583 213584 213585 213587 213589)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Ptychotrygon winni (type locality: 61738)