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Cantioscyllium alhaulfi

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae

Taxonomy
Cantioscyllium alhaulfi was named by Kriwet (1999). Its type specimen is IPFUB-Alc-Ela 2/1, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Alcaine, which is in a Barremian carbonate limestone in Spain.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Cantioscyllium alhaulfi Kriwet p. 118 figs. Pl 1, figs 6-8

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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
genusCantioscyllium
speciesalhaulfi

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.

Cantioscyllium alhaulfi Kriwet 1999
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: Early/Lower Barremian or 130.00000 to 125.45000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Spain (Teruel) Cantioscyllium alhaulfi (type locality: 91420)