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Protoxynotus misburgensis

Chondrichthyes - Somniosidae

Taxonomy
Protoxynotus misburgensis was named by Herman (1975). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Protoxynotus misburgensis Herman
1993Palaeomicroides ursulae Thies and Müller p. 97 figs. 8-13
2006Paraphorosoides ursulae Kriwet et al. p. 487
2022Protoxynotus misburgensis Feichtinger et al. p. 6 figs. 3A-K
2024Protoxynotus misburgensis Feichtinger et al. p. 374 fig. 1
2025Protoxynotus misburgensis Feichtinger et al. p. 80 figs. 6C-F

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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)
familySomniosidaeJordan 1888
genusProtoxynotusHerman 1975
speciesmisburgensisHerman 1975

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.

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Invalid names: Palaeomicroides ursulae Thies and Müller 1993 [synonym]
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 93.90000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany Protoxynotus misburgensis (228230)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Lebanon Protoxynotus misburgensis (233310)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Palaeomicroides ursulae (228233 228234) Protoxynotus misburgensis (228231)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany Protoxynotus misburgensis (233262 240317 240319)