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Parviscapha

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Parviscapha was named by Johns (1997). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Parviscapha trivela.

It was assigned to Elasmobranchii by Johns (1997).

Species
P. trivela (type species), P. univelum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Parviscapha Johns p. 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
genusParviscapha

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.

G. †Parviscapha Johns 1997
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Parviscapha trivela Johns 1997
Parviscapha univelum Johns 1997
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Carnian or 242.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Canada (British Columbia) P. trivela, P. univelum (150041) P. univelum (150042 150044 150045 150048 150082)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Canada (British Columbia) P. trivela, P. univelum (150056)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Canada (British Columbia) P. univelum (150053)