Archingeayia

Archingeayia is an extinct genus of sawfish-like shark from the Cretaceous period. The name is derived from the type locale of the type species: Archingeay−Les Nouillers, France. This genus is known currently by isolated oral teeth alone from a singular species, A. sistaci. The specific epithet honors geologist Paul Sistac. This species was described from the lower Cenomanian of France.[1][2]

Archingeayia
Temporal range: Cenomanian
Archingeayia sistaci from the Cretaceous of France
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Order:
Sclerorhynchiformes
Family:
?Sclerorhynchidae
Genus:
Archingeayia

Vullo, Cappetta, & Néraudeau, 2007

References
  1. Vullo, R., Cappetta, H., & Néraudeau, D. (2007). New sharks and rays from the Cenomanian and Turonian of Charentes, France. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 52(1).
  2. Wueringer, B. E., Squire, L., & Collin, S. P. (2009). The biology of extinct and extant sawfish (Batoidea: Sclerorhynchidae and Pristidae). Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 19(4), 445.


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