Spathobatis bugesiacus Thiollière 1854 (guitarfish)

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae

Alternative combination: Rhinobatus bugesiacus

Belongs to Spathobatis according to J. Kriwet et al. 2009

See also Biddle 1993, Cappetta 1987, Underwood 2002 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Spathobatis delsatei, Spathobatis halteri, Spathobatis moorbergensis, Spathobatis mutterlosei, Spathobatis rugosus, Spathobatis uppensis, Spathobatis werneri

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ringstead Bay, Weymouth (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)

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