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Ikamauius ensiler

Chondrichthyes - Squalomorphii - Pristiophoridae

Taxonomy
Trygon ensifer was named by Davis (1888).

It was recombined as Ikamauius ensiler by Keyes (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Trygon ensifer Davis p. 37 figs. Plate VI, Figs. 23-15
1918Trygon ensifer Chapman p. 22
1979Ikamauius ensiler Keyes p. 125

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
orderSqualomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderPristiophoriformesBerg 1958
familyPristiophoridaeBleeker 1859
subfamilyPliotrematinaeFowler 1947
genusIkamauius
speciesensiler()

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.

†Ikamauius ensiler Davis 1888
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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 07:11:14
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:11:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Campanian to the top of the Miocene or 83.60000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1New Zealand (South Island) Trygon ensifer (101382)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03New Zealand (South Otago) Trygon ensifer (45653)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333New Zealand (South Island) Trygon ensifer (202913 202915)