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Ischyrhiza chilensis

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Ischyrhiza chilensis was named by Wetzel (1930) [ named by Gervais in Gay 1848]. Its type specimen is SGO-PV 807, SGO-PV 809, SGO-PV -810, a set of teeth (3 rostral teeth), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Ischyrhiza chilensis Wetzel
2004Ischyrhiza chilensis Suárez and Cappetta p. 82
2013Ischyrhiza chilensis Otero et al. p. 22 figs. 5.11-5.19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
suborderSclerorhynchoidei
familySclerorhynchidae
genusIschyrhizaLeidy 1856
specieschilensisWetzel 1930

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.

Ischyrhiza chilensis Wetzel 1930
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Invalid names: Plesiosaurus andium Gervais 1859 [objective synonym]
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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Chile (Valparaíso) Ischyrhiza chilensis (124311)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Ischyrhiza chilensis (230275)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Chile Ischyrhiza chilensis (91416 91417 91418 91419 157301)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Chile (Concepcíon) Ischyrhiza chilensis (13309)