Bandringa

Bandringa
Bandringa rayi holotype juvenile from the Pennsylvanian of Illinois
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Family: †Bandringidae
Zangerl, 1969
Genus: †Bandringa
Zangerl, 1969
Species:
†B. rayi
Binomial name
†Bandringa rayi
Zangerl, 1969
Synonyms
  • Bandringa herdinae Zangerl, 1979
  • Similihariotta? Zangerl, 1979

Bandringa is an extinct genus of elasmobranch known from the Pennsylvanian subperiod of the Carboniferous period. There is currently a single known species, B. rayi, which constitutes the sole member of the monotypic family Bandringidae. The genus was described in 1969 by paleontologist Rainer Zangerl, and is known from exceptionally preserved individuals found in the Mazon Creek Lagerstätte of Illinois.