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Cretascymnus adonis

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Somniosidae

Taxonomy
Centrophorus adonis was named by Signeux (1950). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sahel Alma (Dubertret collection, MNHN), which is in a Santonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in Lebanon. It is the type species of Cretascymnus.

It was recombined as Cretascymnus adonis by Cappetta (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Centrophorus adonis Signeux
1980Cretascymnus adonis Cappetta p. 85 figs. Pl 4, figs 1-3; text-figs 6,7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderSqualiformesGoodrich 1909
familySomniosidaeJordan 1888
genusCretascymnus
speciesadonis(Signeux 1950)

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.

Cretascymnus adonis Signeux 1950
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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 07:18:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:41
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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Lebanon Centrophorus adonis (92241)