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Centroscymnus praecursor

Chondrichthyes - Somniosidae

Taxonomy
Centroscymnus praecursor was named by Muller and Schollmann (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Centroscymnus praecursor Muller and Schollmann
1993Centroscymnus praecursor Thies and Müller p. 100 figs. 16, 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
SqualidaNelson et al. 2016
Squaliformes(Goodrich 1909)
familySomniosidaeJordan 1888
genusCentroscymnusBarbosa du Bocage and Brito Capello 1864
speciespraecursorMuller 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.

Centroscymnus praecursor 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: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Centroscymnus praecursor (228233 228234)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Centroscymnus praecursor (101702)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Niedersachsen) Centroscymnus praecursor (31992)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Centroscymnus praecursor (101701)