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Ptychotrygon agujaensis

Chondrichthyes - Sclerorhynchiformes - Ptychotrygonidae

Taxonomy
Ptychotrygon agujaensis was named by McNulty and Slaughter (1972).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Ptychotrygon agujaensis McNulty and Slaughter
2017Ptychotrygon agujaensis Schubert et al. p. 18 figs. 7.1-7.8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Batomorphi()
orderSclerorhynchiformesKriwet 2004
familyPtychotrygonidae
genusPtychotrygonJaekel 1894
speciesagujaensisMcNulty and Slaughter 1972

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.

Ptychotrygon agujaensis McNulty and Slaughter 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Middle Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Ptychotrygon agujaensis (240801)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Ptychotrygon agujaensis (221052)