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Asflapristis rugosa

Chondrichthyes - Sclerorhynchiformes - Ptychotrygonidae

Taxonomy
Erguitaia rugosa was named by Case et al. (2001). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Eutaw Formation, Georgia, which is in a Santonian/Santonian marine sandstone/mudstone in the Eutaw Formation of Georgia.

It was recombined as Asflapristis rugosa by Begat et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Erguitaia rugosa Case and et al
2022Asflapristis rugosa Begat et al. p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Batomorphi()
orderSclerorhynchiformesKriwet 2004
familyPtychotrygonidae
genusAsflapristis
speciesrugosa(Case et al. 2001)

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.

†Asflapristis rugosa Case 2001
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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 Early/Lower Santonian to the top of the Middle Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Georgia) Erguitaia rugosa (type locality: 61769)