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Sechmetia

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes

Taxonomy
Sechmetia was named by Werner (1989).

It was assigned to Rajiformes by Werner (1989).

Species
S. aegyptiaca

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Sechmetia Werner p. 71

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Batomorphi()
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
genusSechmetia

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.

G. †Sechmetia Werner 1989
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†Sechmetia aegyptiaca Stromer 1927
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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt (Matruh) Squatina sp. (84550)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt S. aegyptiaca (214508) Squatina aegyptiaca (214431 214432)