Rhinoptera maja Udovichenko and Nessov 1987 (cownose ray)

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Rhinopteridae

Full reference: N. I. Udovichenko and L. A. Nessov. 1987. Sravnenye kompleksov khryashchevykh ryb i drugikh pozovonochnykh paleogena Pritashkentshkikh. Biostratigrafia, Paleontologia Osadochnogo Chekhla Ukrainy 1987:167-174

Belongs to Rhinoptera according to N. I. Udovichenko and L. A. Nessov 1987

Sister taxa: Rhinoptera daviesii, Rhinoptera dubius, Rhinoptera marginata, Rhinoptera prisca, Rhinoptera raeburni, Rhinoptera rasilis, Rhinoptera schultzi, Rhinoptera sherboni, Rhinoptera sherborni, Rhinoptera smithi, Rhinoptera studeri, Rhinoptera woodwardi

Type specimen: 80/12087

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Rhinoptera maja in the database

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