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Cantioscyllium grandis

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae

Taxonomy
Cantioscyllium grandis was named by Cicimurri et al. (2014). Its type specimen is SC2012.48.82, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Luxapalila Creek, which is in a Santonian paralic claystone in the Eutaw Formation of Mississippi.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Cantioscyllium grandis Cicimurri et al. p. 12 figs. 8I-P, 9

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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
genusCantioscyllium
speciesgrandis

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.

Cantioscyllium grandis Cicimurri et al. 2014
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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: Late/Upper Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Georgia) Chiloscyllium sp. (61769)
Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (New Mexico) Cantioscyllium decipiens (52037)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Mississippi) Cantioscyllium grandis (type locality: 275613)