Biology:Bavariscyllium

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Short description: Extinct catshark from the Jurassic

Bavariscyllium
Temporal range: Tithonian
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Bavariscyllium
Thies, 2005

Bavariscyllium is an extinct genus of catshark from the Jurassic period. Its name is derived from the Germany state of Bavaria, in which it was found, and a Greek mythological sea monster, Scylla. It is known by a singular species B. tischlingeri from the lower Tithonian of Germany, which is known only from the holotype specimen. While the stratigraphy is known, the exact locale is not. The species was named for the person who donated it, Mr. Helmut Tischlinger.[1][2]

References

  1. Thies, Detlev (2005). "A catshark (Neoselachii, Carcharhiniformes, Scyliorhinidae) from the Late Jurassic of Germany" (in en). Paläontologische Zeitschrift 79 (3): 339–348. doi:10.1007/bf02991927. Bibcode2005PalZ...79..339T. 
  2. "Scyliorhinidae" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/en/species/2208. 

Wikidata ☰ Q104861682 entry