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Proetmopterus lukasi

Chondrichthyes - Etmopteridae

Taxonomy
Proetmopterus lukasi was named by Feichtinger et al. (2022). Its type specimen is NHMW/2022/0152/0002, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Waidach, near Nussdorf, horizon 4, which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate marl in the Gerhartsreit Formation of Austria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Proetmopterus lukasi Feichtinger et al. p. 8 figs. 4M-V

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
—Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
—SqualidaNelson et al. 2016
—Squaliformes(Goodrich 1909)
familyEtmopteridaeFowler 1941
genusProetmopterus
specieslukasi

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.

†Proetmopterus lukasi Feichtinger et al. 2022
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:18:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Austria Proetmopterus lukasi (228232 type locality: 228909)