Manta Bancroft 1829 (manta)
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Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Parent taxon: Mobulidae according to R. W. Purdy et al. 2001
See also Hay 1902, Jordan 1963 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amamriabatis, Archaeomanta, Brachioptilon, Burnhamia, Ceratoptera, Eomobula, Eoplinthicus, Mobula, Paramobula, Plinthicus
Subtaxa: Manta fragilis Manta unios
Ecology: nektonic suspension feeder-carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina collection)
• Miocene of Costa Rica (1), Japan (1), United States (2: North Carolina, Virginia)
• Oligocene of United States (1: South Carolina)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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