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Tomewingia problematica

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes

Taxonomy
Ewingia problematica 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. It is the type species of Ewingia, Tomewingia.

It was recombined as Tomewingia problematica by Case and Cappetta (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Ewingia problematica Case and Cappetta p. 154 figs. Pl 8, fig 3; text-fig 10
2013Tomewingia problematica Case and Cappetta p. 125

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
genusTomewingia
speciesproblematica(Case 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.

†Tomewingia problematica Case and Cappetta 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available