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Anacorax santonicus

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae

Taxonomy
Anacorax santonicus was named by Glikman and Zelezko (1980). Its type specimen is IGGD 2936/109 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Upper Sugur-Say River, east of Tavricheskoe, which is in a Santonian marine horizon in Kazakhstan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Anacorax santonicus Glikman and Zelezko p. 109 figs. Pl 30, figs 23,24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyAnacoracidaeCasier 1947
genusAnacoraxWhitley 1939
speciessantonicus

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.

Anacorax santonicus Glikman and Zelezko 1980
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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 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6Kazakhstan Anacorax santonicus (241596 241597 241620)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Kazakhstan Anacorax santonicus (type locality: 241475)