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Protocentrophorus steviae

Chondrichthyes - Squalidae

Taxonomy
Protocentrophorus steviae was named by Cappetta et al. (2019). Its type specimen is RBCM P1235, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SHU-COL, Collishaw site, Hornby Island, which is in a Campanian submarine fan shale in the Northumberland Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Protocentrophorus steviae Cappetta et al. p. 1150 figs. 20, 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
—Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
—SqualidaNelson et al. 2016
—Squaliformes(Goodrich 1909)
familySqualidaeBonaparte 1834
genusProtocentrophorus
speciessteviae

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.

†Protocentrophorus steviae Cappetta et al. 2019
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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 07:18:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (British Columbia) Protocentrophorus steviae (type locality: 221571 221572)