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Pteroscyllium lamranii

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae

Taxonomy
Pteroscyllium lamranii was named by Noubhani and Cappetta (1997). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Beni Idir, couche jaune, which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone in Morocco.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Pteroscyllium lamranii Noubhani and Cappetta p. 56 figs. Pl 23, figs 1-9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyScyliorhinidaeGill 1862
genusPteroscylliumCappetta 1980
specieslamranii

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.

Pteroscyllium lamranii 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: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco Pteroscyllium lamranii (214368 214374 type locality: 214836 214837)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco (Beni Mellal) Pteroscyllium lamranii (214842)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Morocco Pteroscyllium lamranii (214373)