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Plinthicus stenodon

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Mobulidae

Taxonomy
Plinthicus stenodon was named by Cope (1869). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Plinthicus stenodon Cope p. 316
1902Plinthicus stenodon Hay p. 321
1942Plinthicus stenodon Leriche p. 62
1946Plinthicus stenodon Rapp p. 511
1987Plinthicus stenodon Cappetta p. 178
2009Plinthicus stenodon Cicimurri and Knight p. 641
2012Plinthicus stenodon Adnet et al. p. 141
2016Plinthicus stenodon Carrillo-Briceño et al. p. 15 figs. 11.24-11.27
2018Plinthicus stenodon Kent p. 133

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
RankNameAuthor
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
suborderMyliobatoideiCompagno 1973
familyMobulidaeGill 1893
genusPlinthicus
speciesstenodon

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.

†Plinthicus stenodon Cope 1869
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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 07:05:51
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:51
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Serravallian or 27.30000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (South Carolina) Plinthicus stenodon (97550 211540)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (North Carolina) Plinthicus stenodon (71651)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Venezuela (Paraguana) Plinthicus stenodon (118106)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Plinthicus stenodon (48887)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Falcón) Plinthicus stenodon (276390)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (New Jersey) Plinthicus stenodon (18587)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Virginia) Plinthicus stenodon (79793)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Virginia) Plinthicus stenodon (126605)