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Cantioscyllium meyeri

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae

Taxonomy
Cantioscyllium meyeri was named by Case and Cappetta (1997). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kemp Clay Formation, which is in a Maastrichtian marine claystone/sandstone in the Kemp Clay Formation of Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Cantioscyllium meyeri Case and Cappetta p. 136 figs. Pl 6, figs 5-7
1999Cantioscyllium meyeri Cappetta and Case p. 29 figs. Pl 17, figs 1-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
superfamilyOrectoloboideaMaylor 2012
familyGinglymostomatidaeGill 1862
genusCantioscyllium
speciesmeyeriCase and Cappetta 1997

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.

Cantioscyllium meyeri Case and Cappetta 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available