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Dasyatis vicaryi

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Taxonomy
Dasyatis vicaryi was named by Loyal (1984). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kuthar Bridge, which is in a Ypresian marine limestone in the Subathu Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Dasyatis vicaryi Loyal p. 60 figs. Plate 1, Figures A-U, Figure 3 (A-L)
1987Dasyatis vicaryi Kumar and Loyal p. 68

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyDasyatidaeJordan 1888
genusDasyatisRafinesque 1810
speciesvicaryi

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.

Dasyatis vicaryi Loyal 1984
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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: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India (Himachal Pradesh) Dasyatis vicaryi (31267 type locality: 31269)