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Pucabatis hoffstetteri

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Rhombodontidae

Taxonomy
Pucabatis hoffstetteri was named by Cappetta (1975). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Torotoro bone bed (Branisa collection), which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone in the El Molino Formation of Bolivia. It is the type species of Pucabatis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Pucabatis hoffstetteri Cappetta p. 18 figs. 7, 8
1987Pucabatis hoffstetteri Cappetta p. 173

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
superfamilyMyliobatoidea
familyRhombodontidae
genusPucabatis
specieshoffstetteri

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.

Pucabatis hoffstetteri Cappetta 1975
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Diagnosis
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