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Cretascymnus westfalicus

Chondrichthyes - Somniosidae

Taxonomy
Cretascymnus westfalicus was named by Muller and Schollmann (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Cretascymnus westfalicus Muller and Schollmann
1993Cretascymnus westfalicus Thies and Müller p. 100 figs. 14, 15
2025Cretascymnus westfalicus Feichtinger et al. p. 81 figs. 6G-L

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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
genusCretascymnusCappetta 1980
specieswestfalicusMuller and Schollmann 1989

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.

Cretascymnus westfalicus Muller and Schollmann 1989
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Cretascymnus westfalicus (228233)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Cretascymnus westfalicus (101702)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Cretascymnus westfalicus (101701)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany Cretascymnus westfalicus (233262 240317 240320 240321 240322)