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Zapteryx

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae

Taxonomy
Zapteryx was named by Jordan and Gilbert (1880).

It was assigned to Rhinobatidae by Jordan (1963).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Zapteryx Jordan and Gilbert p. 404
1963Zapteryx Jordan p. 603

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
suborderRhinobatoideiFowler 1941
familyRhinobatidaeMüller and Henle 1837
genusZapteryxJordan and Gilbert 1880

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. †Zapteryx Jordan and Gilbert 1880
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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (California) Z. californicus (11601)