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Jurascyllium magnum

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes

Taxonomy
Protospinax magnus was named by Underwood and Ward (2004). Its type specimen is BMNH P. 66116, a set of teeth, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Jurascyllium.

It was recombined as Jurascyllium magnum by Begat et al. (2025).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Protospinax magnus Underwood and Ward p. 483 figs. pl. 11, figs. 1-15
2004Protospinax bilobatus Underwood and Ward p. 485 figs. pl. 12, figs. 1-11
2010Protospinax magnus Delsate and Weis figs. Pl 6, fig 3
2015Protospinax magnus Delsate and Felten p. 20 figs. 6C-D
2015Protospinax bilobatus Delsate and Felten p. 21 figs. 6E-F
2025Jurascyllium magnum Begat et al. p. 742 figs. 8A-F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
genusJurascyllium
speciesmagnum()

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.

Jurascyllium magnum Underwood and Ward 2004
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Invalid names: Protospinax bilobatus Underwood and Ward 2004 [synonym]
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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Bajocian to the top of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 170.90000 to 152.21000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6France (Grand Est) Protospinax bilobatus, Protospinax magnus (179498)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Protospinax bilobatus (91450)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Germany Jurascyllium magnum (276591)