†Mobula loupianensis Cappetta 1970 (devil ray)
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Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Mobulidae
Belongs to Mobula according to J. D. Carrillo-BricenĚo et al. 2016
See also Adnet et al. 2012, Antunes et al. 1981, Brisswalter 2009, Cappetta 1987, Cicimurri and Knight 2009, Kent 2018 and Reinecke and Radwanski 2015
Sister taxa: Mobula auriculata, Mobula birostris, Mobula hynei, Mobula hypostomus, Mobula melanyae, Mobula pectinata, Manta unios, Paramobula fragilis
Ecology: nektonic suspension feeder-carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (1 collection), Poland (1), Portugal (2), Venezuela (1)
• Oligocene of United States (1: South Carolina)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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