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Himantura souarfortuna

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Gymnuridae

Taxonomy
Himantura souarfortuna was named by Adnet et al. (2020). Its type specimen is KEB 1-194, a set of teeth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Djebel el Kébar, which is in a Bartonian lagoonal mudstone/sandstone in Tunisia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Himantura souarfortuna Adnet et al. p. 35 figs. Figure 12D-M

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyGymnuridaeFowler 1934
subfamilyUrogymninaeLast et al. 2016
genusHimanturaMüller and Henle 1837
speciessouarfortuna

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.

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

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Tunisia (Sidi Bouzid Township) Himantura souarfortuna (type locality: 173640)