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Heterotorpedo brahimi

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes

Taxonomy
Heterotorpedo brahimi was named by Noubhani and Cappetta (1997). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ouled Abdoun, recette IV, couche 2a, which is in a Selandian/Thanetian marine sandstone in Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Heterotorpedo brahimi Noubhani and Cappetta p. 119 figs. Pl 69, figs 1-8; pl 70, figs 1-7
2023Heterotorpedo brahimi Boulemia and Adnet p. 10 fig. 3X

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
superfamilyDasyatoideaWhitley 1940
genusHeterotorpedoWard 1983
speciesbrahimi

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.

Heterotorpedo brahimi Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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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 07:05:51
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:51
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Thanetian or 61.60000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Morocco Heterotorpedo brahimi (133217)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Morocco Heterotorpedo brahimi (214839 type locality: 214848)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Morocco Heterotorpedo brahimi (214833)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Algeria Heterotorpedo brahimi (232262)