†Zapteryx Jordan and Gilbert 1880 (guitarfish)
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Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Parent taxon: Rhinobatidae according to D. S. Jordan 1963
Sister taxa: Aellopos, Arthrobatis, Belemnobatis, Cyclarthrus, Demiurga, Eorhinobatos, Euryarthra, Glaucostegus, Isidobatus, Myledaphus, Paratrygonorrhina, Platypterix, Pseudorhinobatos, Rhinobatos, Rhinobatus, Rhombopterygia, Rhynchobatis, Spathobatis, Squatinoraja, Syrrhina, Tarsistes, Terangabatis, Trygonorhina
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Pyramid Hill Sand Member grit zone (Oligocene of California)
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