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Ganopristis leptodon

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Ganopristis leptodon was named by Arambourg (1935).

It was recombined as Sclerorhynchus leptodon by Herman (1977).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Ganopristis leptodon Arambourg
1964Sclerorhynchus batavicus Albers and Weiler
1977Sclerorhynchus leptodon Herman p. 296
1987Ganopristis leptodon Cappetta p. 149
1999Ganopristis leptodon Cappetta and Corral p. 362 figs. Pl 3, figs 10,11; pl 4, figs 1-3
2004Ganopristis leptodon Suárez and Cappetta
2016Ganopristis leptodon Corral et al. p. 654 figs. 11A-I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
suborderSclerorhynchoidei
familySclerorhynchidae
genusGanopristisArambourg 1935
speciesleptodonArambourg 1935

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.

Ganopristis leptodon Arambourg 1935
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Invalid names: Sclerorhynchus batavicus Albers and Weiler 1964 [synonym]
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: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Spain (Castilla y Leon) Ganopristis leptodon (28765)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Israel Ganopristis leptodon (35443 35444)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Israel Ganopristis leptodon (214864)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco Ganopristis leptodon (116902 116903)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Burgos) Ganopristis leptodon (176782 213730)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco Ganopristis leptodon (99627 213665 213666)