Bandringa

Bandringa
Temporal range: Pennsylvanian,
Bandringa rayi holotype juvenile from the Pennsylvanian of Illinois
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Bandringidae

Zangerl, 1969
Genus:
Bandringa

Zangerl, 1969
Binomial name
Bandringa rayi
Zangerl, 1969
Synonyms
  • Bandringa herdinae Zangerl, 1979

Bandringa is an extinct genus of elasmobranch known from the Pennsylvanian subperiod of the Carboniferous period that was part of the monotypic family Bandringidae. There is currently a single known species, B. rayi, described in 1969. It is known from exceptionally preserved individuals found in the Mazon Creek Lagerstätte of Illinois which dates back to the late Moscovian stage.

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