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Pristiophorus pricei

Chondrichthyes - Squalomorphii - Pristiophoridae

Taxonomy
Pristiophorus pricei was named by Cappetta et al. (2019). Its type specimen is RBCM P1257, 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
2019Pristiophorus pricei Cappetta et al. p. 1162 figs. 27, 28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
orderSqualomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderPristiophoriformesBerg 1958
familyPristiophoridaeBleeker 1859
genusPristiophorusBleeker 1859
speciespricei

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.

Pristiophorus pricei 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: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:11:14
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:11:14
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: one only


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