Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae
Alternative combination: Aetobatis irregularis
Synonyms: 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 and G. R. Case 2016
See also Agassiz 1843, Cappetta 1987, Cappetta and Nolf 1981, Casier 1946, Casier 1966, Dartevelle and Casier 1943, Hay 1902, Leriche 1926, Leriche 1942, Nolf 1988 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Aetobatis arcuatus, Aetobatis marginalis, Aetobatis profundus, Aetobatis subarcuatus, Aetobatis sulcatus, Aetobatus aragonis, Aetobatus arcuatus, Aetobatus cappettai, Aetobatus narinari, Aetobatus omaliusi, Aetobatus poeyi, Stoasodon perspicuus
Type specimens:
- Aetobatus irregularis: BMNH P.3054, a mandible
- Aetobatis perspicuus:
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of India (1 collection)
• Eocene to Oligocene of the Congo-Kinshasa (1)
• Eocene of Angola (5), Belgium (4), the Congo-Kinshasa (1), Egypt (1), France (1), Kyrgyzstan (1), the United Kingdom (8), United States (5: Alabama, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia), Uzbekistan (1), Western Sahara (2)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Virginia)
Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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