Parent taxon: Rajiformes according to C. J. Underwood 2006
See also Cappetta 1987, Jordan 1963, Jordan and Gilbert 1919 and Jordan and Hanibal 1923
Sister taxa: Antiquaobatis, Archaeobatidae, Archingeayia, Cyclobatidae, Dynatobatis, Engolismaia, Erguitaia, Hamrabatis, Hexatrygon, Hypolophidae, Hypsobatidae, Kiestus, Myeladaphus, Oncobatis, Ostarriraja, Parapalaeobatidae, Plesiobatis, Pristoidei, Rajidae, Rajoidei, Rhina, Rhinobatoidei, Sclerorhynchoidei, Sechmetia, Spathobatidae, Squatirhina, Tanoutia, Tomewingia, Torpedinoidea, Urotrygon, Zanobatus, Iberotrygon
Subtaxa: Urobatis halleri
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (3: California collections)
• Miocene of Panama (3), United States (1: California)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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