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Spathobatis rugosus

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae

Taxonomy
Spathobatis rugosus was named by Underwood et al. (1999). Its type specimen is LIVCM 1998.48.L, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bed C7H, Speeton,, which is in a Hauterivian transition zone/lower shoreface claystone in the Speeton Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Spathobatis rugosus Underwood et al. p. 294 figs. Pl 2, figs 4-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
suborderRhinobatoideiFowler 1941
familyRhinobatidaeMüller and Henle 1837
genusSpathobatisThiollière 1849
speciesrugosus

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.

Spathobatis rugosus Underwood et al. 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:15:23
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:15:23
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Hauterivian or 136.40000 to 130.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0United Kingdom (England) Spathobatis rugosus (type locality: 66420)