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Ginglymostoma khouribgaense

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae

Taxonomy
Ginglymostoma khouribgaense was named by Noubhani and Cappetta (1997). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ouled Abdoun, recette IV, couche 2a, which is in a Selandian/Thanetian marine sandstone in the Couche II Formation of Morocco.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. blankenhorni, G. cuspidata, G. tielensi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Ginglymostoma khouribgaense Noubhani and Cappetta p. 33 figs. Pl 9, figs 1-6
2023Ginglymostoma kouribgaense Boulemia and Adnet p. 6 fig. 2W

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
superfamilyHemiscyllioideaNaylor 2012
familyGinglymostomatidaeGill 1862
genusGinglymostomaMüller and Henle 1838
specieskhouribgaense

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.

†Ginglymostoma khouribgaense Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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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 07:07:32
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:07:32
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Thanetian or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Morocco Ginglymostoma khouribgaense (116900 214372 214832 214834)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Morocco Ginglymostoma khouribgaense (133217)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0Morocco Ginglymostoma khouribgaense (214839 type locality: 214848)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Algeria Ginglymostoma kouribgaense (232262)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Morocco Ginglymostoma khouribgaense (214833)