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Bandringa
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<p><i>Bandringa</i> is an extinct genus of <a href="/facts/Elasmobranchii/6rBrf5w6">elasmobranch</a> known from the <a href="/facts/Pennsylvanian_(geology)/Fc1LAJSX">Pennsylvanian subperiod</a> of the <a href="/facts/Carboniferous/BRKlkYyd">Carboniferous period</a>. There is currently a single known species, <i>B. rayi</i>, which constitutes the sole member of the <a href="/facts/Monotypic_taxon/QvoM9aGP">monotypic</a> family Bandringidae. The genus was described in 1969 by paleontologist Rainer Zangerl, and is known from exceptionally preserved individuals found in the <a href="/facts/Mazon_Creek_fossil_beds/dB5HckUT">Mazon Creek Lagerstätte</a> of <a href="/facts/Illinois/MuPb1Ctn">Illinois</a>. </p>