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Sclerorhynchus solomonis

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Sclerorhynchus solomonis was named by Hay (1903). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hadjoula (Day collection, AMNH), which is in a Cenomanian carbonate limestone in Lebanon.

It was recombined as Micropristis solominis by Cappetta (1980), Cappetta (1987), Suárez and Cappetta (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Sclerorhynchus solomonis Hay p. 399 figs. Pl 25, fig 1
1980Micropristis solominis Cappetta p. 163
1987Micropristis solominis Cappetta p. 152
2004Micropristis solominis Suárez and Cappetta

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
suborderSclerorhynchoidei
familySclerorhynchidae
genusSclerorhynchus
speciessolomonis

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.

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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 07:15:23
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:15:23
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Sclerorhynchus solomonis (type locality: 221229)