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Aquilolamna milarcae

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Aquilolamnidae

Taxonomy
Aquilolamna milarcae was named by Vullo et al. (2021). Its type specimen is INAH 2544 P.F.17, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Vallecillo quarry (Museo La Milarca MMSP collection), which is in a Turonian offshore limestone in the Agua Nueva Formation of Mexico. It is the type species of Aquilolamna.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Aquilolamna milarcae Vullo et al. p. 1253 figs. 1,2, S3-S6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyAquilolamnidae
genusAquilolamna
speciesmilarcae

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.

†Aquilolamna milarcae Vullo et al. 2021
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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 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Mexico (Nuevo León) Aquilolamna milarcae (type locality: 219108)