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Mesiteia ypresiensis

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes

Taxonomy
Ginglymostoma ypresiensis was named by Casier (1946).

It was recombined as Mesiteia ypresiensis by Herman (1977).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. humboldt

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Ginglymostoma ypresiensis Casier p. 61
1977Mesiteia ypresiensis Herman p. 152 figs. Pl 6, fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
genusMesiteiaGorjanovic-Kramberger 1885
speciesypresiensis()

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.

†Mesiteia ypresiensis Casier 1946
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:07:32
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:07:32
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium Mesiteia ypresiensis (242088)