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Ginglymostoma magrebianum

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae

Taxonomy
Ginglymostoma magrebianum was named by Casier (1947). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Metlaoui (IRSNB collectino), which is in a Ypresian coastal phosphorite in the Gafsa Phosphates Formation of Tunisia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. africanam, G. blankenhorni, G. deltortriei, G. maghrebianum, G. tielensi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Ginglymostoma magrebianum Casier p. 15 figs. Pl 3, fig 5; text-fig 5b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
familyGinglymostomatidaeGill 1862
genusGinglymostomaMüller and Henle 1838
speciesmagrebianum

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.

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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

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 - 48.07Tunisia Ginglymostoma magrebianum (type locality: 242332)