Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Mesiteia sahelalmae

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes

Taxonomy
Scyllium sahelalmae was named by Pictet and Humbert (1866). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sahel Alma (Humbert collection), which is in a Santonian carbonate lime mudstone in Lebanon.

It was recombined as Mesiteia sahelalmae by Woodward (1889) and Herman (1977).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. humboldt

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Scyllium sahelalmae Pictet and Humbert p. 111 figs. Pl 18, figs 2-4
1887Scyllium sahelalmae Davis p. 476 figs. Pl 15, fig 3
1889Mesiteia sahelalmae Woodward p. 345
1977Mesiteia sahelalmae Herman p. 146

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
genusMesiteiaGorjanovic-Kramberger 1885
speciessahelalmae()

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.

†Mesiteia sahelalmae Pictet and Humbert 1866
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available