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Distobatus

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Distobatidae

Taxonomy
Distobatus was named by Werner (1989). Its type is Distobatus nutiae. It is the type genus of Distobatidae.

It was assigned to Distobatidae by Werner (1989).

Species
D. nutiae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Distobatus Werner p. 89

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderHybodontiformes(Patterson 1966)
superfamilyHybodontoidea
familyDistobatidae
genusDistobatus

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. †Distobatus Werner 1989
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Distobatus nutiae Werner 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Libya (Awbari) D. sp. (45725)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria (Béchar) D. nutiae (224513)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt (Matruh) Parapaleobates sp. (84550)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) D. nutiae (25325)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt D. sp., D. nutiae (214508) Rhinoptera sp. (214404 214408 214432)