Bandringa

Bandringa Temporal range: Pennsylvanian, 309–307 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Bandringa rayi holotype juvenile from the Pennsylvanian of Illinois
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Family:	†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.^[1] There is currently a single known species, B. rayi, described in 1969.^[1] It is known from exceptionally preserved individuals found in the Mazon Creek Lagerstätte of Illinois which dates back to the late Moscovian stage.