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Cantioscyllium decipiens

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae

Taxonomy
Cantioscyllium decipiens was named by Woodward (1889). Its type specimen is BMNH P.5890, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Cantioscyllium decipiens Woodward
1973Cantioscyllium decipiens Cappetta p. 508 figs. Pl 1, figs 30-35
1977Cantioscyllium decipiens Herman p. 144
1989Cantioscyllium decipiens Williamson et al. p. 241 figs. 3A-E
1999Cantioscyllium decipiens Cappetta and Case p. 29 figs. Pl 16, figs 1-7
2007Cantioscyllium decipiens Vullo et al. p. 104 fig. 2B
2009Cantioscyllium decipiens Kriwet et al. p. 322
2011Cantioscyllium decipiens Bourdon et al. p. 7 figs. 5E-I
2013Cantioscyllium decipiens Guinot et al. p. 608 figs. 8N-U

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
superfamilyOrectoloboideaMaylor 2012
familyGinglymostomatidaeGill 1862
genusCantioscyllium
speciesdecipiens

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.

Cantioscyllium decipiens Woodward 1889
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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 07:07:32
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:07:32
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 99.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France (Poitou-Charentes) Cantioscyllium decipiens (77232)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (South Dakota) Cantioscyllium decipiens (213291)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Texas) Cantioscyllium decipiens (213299)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Nebraska) Cantioscyllium decipiens (213389)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Kansas) Cantioscyllium decipiens (35365)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3France (Ardennes) Cantioscyllium decipiens (213564)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Cantioscyllium decipiens (213383)
Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (New Mexico) Cantioscyllium decipiens (52037)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Cantioscyllium decipiens (221052)