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Protoplatyrhina hopii

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes

Taxonomy
Protoplatyrhina hopii was named by Williamson et al. (1993). Its type specimen is MNA V 6263A, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Protoplatyrhina hopii Williamson et al. p. 460 figs. 9.11-9.15
2010Protoplatyrhina hopii Becker et al. p. 259 figs. 7.1-7.3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
suborderRhinobatoideiFowler 1941
genusProtoplatyrhina
specieshopii

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.

Protoplatyrhina hopii Williamson et al. 1993
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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 07:15:23
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:15:23
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Middle Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Utah) Protoplatyrhina hopii (145187)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Arizona) Protoplatyrhina hopii (53511)