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Columbusia

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Orectolobidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Columbusia Case et al. p. 89
2011Columbusia Bourdon et al. p. 11
2017Columbusia Schubert et al. p. 10

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

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.

G. †Columbusia Case et al. 2001
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Columbusia deblieuxi Kirkland et al. 2013
Columbusia fragilis Case et al. 2001
Columbusia roessingi Case 1987
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 Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 85.70000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (New Mexico) C. fragilis (52037)
Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Georgia) C. fragilis (61769)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Mississippi) C. fragilis (275613)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Wyoming) Squatirhina roessingi (70451 70454 70455 70499)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) Ischyrhiza sp. (61844)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) C. sp. (240801)