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Keasius rhenanus

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Cetorhinidae

Taxonomy
Keasius rhenanus was named by Reinecke and Radwanski (2015). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Krinke pit, Werder [Werder Fm], which is in a Burdigalian coastal gravel in the Werder Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Keasius rhenanus Reinecke and Radwanski p. 62 figs. Figs. 17-19, 23, 24
2021Keasius rhenanus Kovalchuk and Barkaszi p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyCetorhinidaeGill 1862
genusKeasius
speciesrhenanus

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.

Keasius rhenanus Reinecke and Radwanski 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: fast-movingf
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: suspension feederf
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2014-09-12 14:27:57
Modified: 2014-09-12 14:27:57
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Purdy 1988, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Badenian or 20.44000 to 12.70000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Keasius rhenanus (type locality: 111599)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Belgium Keasius rhenanus (114830 221689)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Netherlands (Gelderland) Keasius rhenanus (32040)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Belgium Keasius rhenanus (221691)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany Keasius rhenanus (221688 221690 221693 221700)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Keasius rhenanus (221692 221694 221695 221696 221697 221698 221699)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Keasius rhenanus (221701)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Belgium Keasius rhenanus (208831)