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Sphenacanthus sanpauloensis

Chondrichthyes - Sphenacanthidae

Taxonomy
Sphenacanthus sanpauloensis was named by Chahud et al. (2010). Its type specimen is GP/2T-204, an other (finspine), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rio Cabeça, Santa Maria Homestead, which is in a Kungurian lacustrine sandstone in the Irati Formation of Brazil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Sphenacanthus sanpauloensis Chahud et al. p. 534 fig. 6,7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
familySphenacanthidaeMaisey 1982
genusSphenacanthus
speciessanpauloensis

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.

Sphenacanthus sanpauloensis Chahud et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Kungurian or 279.30000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Brazil Sphenacanthus sanpauloensis (type locality: 51070)