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Coupatezia trempina

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes

Taxonomy
Coupatezia trempina was named by Kriwet et al. (2007). Its type specimen is ORC2-P-006, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Orcau 2, which is in a Maastrichtian lagoonal marl in the La Posa Formation of Spain.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Coupatezia trempina Kriwet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
superfamilyDasyatoideaWhitley 1940
genusCoupateziaCappetta 1982
speciestrempina

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.

Coupatezia trempina Kriwet et al. 2007
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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 07:05:51
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:51
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Cataluña) Coupatezia trempina (type locality: 76212)