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Columbusia roessingi

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Orectolobidae

Taxonomy
Squatirhina roessingi was named by Case (1987). Its type specimen is AMNH 12087, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Columbusia roessingi by Case et al. (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Squatirhina roessingi Case p. 20 figs. Pl 7, figs 1-4
2001Columbusia roessingi Case et al. p. 90
2001Squatirhina roessingi Peng et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
familyOrectolobidaeJordan and Fowler 1903
genusColumbusia
speciesroessingi()

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.

Columbusia roessingi Case 1987
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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Wyoming) Squatirhina roessingi (70451 70454 70455 70499)