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Microcorax

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae

Taxonomy
Microcorax was named by Cappetta and Case (1975) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno K Camp Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. Its type is Microcorax crassus.

It was assigned to Lamniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Anacoracidae by Cappetta and Case (1975), Cappetta and Case (1999) and Shimada et al. (2006).

Species
M. crassus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Microcorax Cappetta and Case p. 304
1999Microcorax Cappetta and Case p. 12
2002Microcorax Sepkoski
2006Microcorax Shimada et al. p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyAnacoracidaeCasier 1947
genusMicrocorax

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.

G. †Microcorax Cappetta and Case 1975
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Microcorax crassus Cappetta and Case 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Santonian or 99.60000 to 83.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Texas) M. crassus (213298)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Colorado) M. crassus (35429)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Israel M. sp. (214861)