Hypolophites Stromer 1910 (whiptail stingray)

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Full reference: E. Stromer. 1910. Reptilien und Fischreste aus dem marinen Alttertiär von Südtogo (Westafrika). Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 62:478-505

Parent taxon: Dasyatidae according to H. Cappetta 1987

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Agabelus, Amphotistius, Anacanthus, Dasyatinae, Dasyatis, Dasyatis dezignoi, Disceus, Discobatis, Discotrygon, Ellipesurus, Glikmania, Hemiptychodus, Hemitrygon, Hypolophus, Neotrygon, Neotrygoninae, Palaeodasyatis, Paratrygon, Pastinaca, Pastinachus, Pteroplatytrygon, Rhachinotus, Sporetodus, Taeniura, Taeniurops, Tethytrygon, Trygonobatus, Urogymnus, Uroxis, Viperecucullus

Subtaxa: Hypolophites mayumbensis Hypolophites myliobatoides Hypolophites thaleri

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Type: Hypolophites myliobatoides

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Niger (1 collection), Togo (1), United States (2: Arkansas, New Jersey)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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