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Cheirostephanus hurzeleri

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Cheirostephanus hurzeleri was named by Casier (1958). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bissex Hill, which is in a Priabonian marine siltstone in the Joe's River Formation of Barbados. It is the type species of Cheirostephanus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Cheirostephanus hurzeleri Casier
1966Cheirostephanus hurzeleri Casier p. 500

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
genusCheirostephanus
specieshurzeleri

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.

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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Barbados Cheirostephanus hurzeleri (type locality: 205153)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Barbados Cheirostephanus hurzeleri (220735)