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Ganntouria variabilis

Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae

Taxonomy
Ganntouria variabilis was named by Noubhani and Cappetta (1997). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Youssoufia, recette 4, sillon X (YOU), which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate phosphorite in Morocco. It is the type species of Ganntouria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Ganntouria variabilis Noubhani and Cappetta p. 28 figs. Pl 6, figs 1-7

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RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
RankNameAuthor
familyGinglymostomatidaeGill 1862
genusGanntouria
speciesvariabilis

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.

†Ganntouria variabilis Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco Ganntouria variabilis (99627 214368 type locality: 214374 214831)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Morocco Ganntouria variabilis (214373)