Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Alternative combination: Raja dux
Belongs to Trygon according to M. Leriche 1942
See also Cope 1868 and Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Dasyatis africana, Dasyatis borodini, Dasyatis branisai, Dasyatis carolinensis, Dasyatis cavernosa, Dasyatis charlisae, Dasyatis commercensis, Dasyatis concavifoveus, Dasyatis datasi, Dasyatis davisi, Dasyatis fallax, Dasyatis gigas, Dasyatis hastata, Dasyatis hexagonalis, Dasyatis jaekeli, Dasyatis manuelcamposi, Dasyatis margaritella, Dasyatis martini, Dasyatis molassicus, Dasyatis molinoensis, Dasyatis newegyptensis, Dasyatis northdakotaensis, Dasyatis pastinaca, Dasyatis ponsi, Dasyatis probsti, Dasyatis rafinesquei, Dasyatis rugosa, Dasyatis russelli, Dasyatis schaefferi, Dasyatis serralheiroi, Dasyatis sessaoensis, Dasyatis speetonensis, Dasyatis strangulata, Dasyatis sudrei, Dasyatis tetraedra, Dasyatis tricuspidatus, Dasyatis vicaryi, Dasyatis wochadunensis, Heliobatis radians, Trygon vorstmani, Trygon gazzolae, Trygon alveolatus, Trygon zignii, Trygon sinhaleyus, Trygon rugosus, Trygon muricatus, Trygon oblongus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Maryland collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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