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Microscyliorhinus simplex

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae

Taxonomy
Microscyliorhinus simplex 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 Morocco.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Microscyliorhinus simplex Noubhani and Cappetta p. 67 figs. Pl 33, figs 1-7; text-fig 12

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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
genusMicroscyliorhinus
speciessimplex

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.

Microscyliorhinus simplex 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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Thanetian or 61.60000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Morocco Microscyliorhinus simplex (133217)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Morocco Microscyliorhinus simplex (214839 type locality: 214848)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Morocco Microscyliorhinus simplex (214833)