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Mecotrygon

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Taxonomy

Species
M. asperodentulus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Mecotrygon Adnet et al. p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyDasyatidaeJordan 1888
subfamilyNeotrygoninaeLast et al. 2016
genusMecotrygon

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. †Mecotrygon Adnet et al. 2020
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Mecotrygon asperodentulus Adnet et al. 2020
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 07:05:51
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:51
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Tunisia (Sidi Bouzid Township) M. asperodentulus (173640)