Kiestus Cappetta and Case 1999 (ray)

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes

Full reference: H. Cappetta and G. R. Case. 1999. Additions aux faunes de sélaciens du Crétacé du Texas (Albien supérieur-Campanien). Palaeo Ichthyologica 9:5-111

Parent taxon: Rajiformes according to H. Cappetta and G. R. Case 1999

See also Suárez and Cappetta 2004

Sister taxa: Anacanthobatidae, Antiquaobatis, Archingeayia, Arhynchobatidae, Crurirajidae, Cyclobatidae, Duwibatis, Dynatobatis, Engolismaia, Erguitaia, Erythrobatis, Gurgesiellidae, Hamrabatis, Hypsobatidae, Oncobatis, Ostarriraja, Parapalaeobatidae, Phosphatobatis, Pristoidei, Rajidae, Rajoidei, Rhina, Rhinobatoidei, Safagaia, Sclerorhynchoidei, Sechmetia, Squatirhina, Tanoutia, Tomewingia, Torpedinoidea, Urobatis

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Kiestus in the database

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