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Micropristis

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Micropristis was named by Cappetta (1980) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno K Camp Sepkoski's reference number: 746,884].

It was assigned to Galeomorphii by Sepkoski (2002); and to Sclerorhynchidae by Cappetta (1980), Cappetta (1987), Suárez and Cappetta (2004) and Guinot et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Micropristis Cappetta p. 163
1987Micropristis Cappetta p. 152
2002Micropristis Sepkoski
2004Micropristis Suárez and Cappetta
2012Micropristis Guinot et al. p. 466

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
suborderSclerorhynchoidei
familySclerorhynchidae
genusMicropristis

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. †Micropristis Cappetta 1980
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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 07:15:23
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:15:23
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Middle Turonian or 99.60000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France (Poitou-Charentes) M. sp. (73862)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon M. solomonis (213132)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3France (Ardennes) M. sp. (213564)