Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae
Alternative combination: Aetobatis irregularis
Synonyms: Aetobatis arcuatus Agassiz 1843, Aetobatis perspicuus Leidy 1855, Aetobatus perspicuus Leidy 1855
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390
Belongs to Aetobatus according to H. Cappetta 1987
See also Agassiz 1843, Casier 1946, Cassier 1966, Cope 1868, Hay 1902, Iturralde-Vinent et al. 1998, Jonet 1968, Kent 2018, Leriche 1926, Leriche 1938, Leriche 1942 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Aetobatis marginalis, Aetobatis profundus, Aetobatis subarcuatus, Aetobatis sulcatus, Aetobatus aragonis, Aetobatus arcuatus, Aetobatus narinari, Aetobatus omaliusi, Aetobatus poeyi, Stoasodon perspicuus
Type specimens:
- Aetobatus irregularis: BMNH P.3054, a mandible
- Aetobatis arcuatus:
- Aetobatis perspicuus:
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Austria (1 collection), India (1), the Netherlands (1), Poland (1), Portugal (2), Slovakia (2), United States (5: Maryland, Virginia)
• Eocene of Egypt (1), the United Kingdom (8), United States (4: Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia), Uzbekistan (1), Western Sahara (2)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Virginia)
Total: 30 collections including 31 occurrences
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