Rhinobatus bruxelliensis Jaekel 1894 (guitarfish)

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae

Alternative combination: Rhinobatos bruxelliensis

Full reference: O. Jaekel. 1894. Die eocanen Selachier vom Monte Bolca 1-176

Belongs to Rhinobatus according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2019

See also Cappetta 1987, Casier 1946, Dica et al. 1996, Herman 1977 and Tabuce et al. 2005

Sister taxa: Rhinobatus antunesi, Rhinobatus eretes, Rhinobatus morinicus, Rhinobatus tesselatus

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Morocco (1 collection), Romania (1), the United Kingdom (6), United States (5: Alabama, Virginia)

• Paleocene to Eocene of Belgium (1)

• Paleocene of United States (1: South Carolina)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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