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Texatrygon benningensis

Chondrichthyes - Sclerorhynchiformes - Ptychotrygonidae

Taxonomy
Erguitaia benningensis was named by Case et al. (2001). Its type specimen is CSUK97-2-10, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Entrance to Fort Benning, Interstate Highway 185, which is in a Santonian/Santonian marine sandstone/mudstone in the Eutaw Formation of Georgia.

It was recombined as Texatrygon benningensis by Cicimurri et al. (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Erguitaia benningensis Case et al. p. 94 figs. Pl 5, figs 90-99
2011Texatrygon stouti Bourdon et al. p. 33 figs. 21A-F
2014Texatrygon benningensis Cicimurri et al. p. 23 fig. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Batomorphi()
orderSclerorhynchiformesKriwet 2004
familyPtychotrygonidae
genusTexatrygon
speciesbenningensis()

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.

Texatrygon benningensis Case et al. 2001
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Invalid names: Texatrygon stouti Bourdon et al. 2011 [synonym]
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: 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 (New Mexico) Texatrygon stouti (52037)
Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Georgia) Erguitaia benningensis (type locality: 61769)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Mississippi) Texatrygon benningensis (275613)