Lophobatis Cappetta 1986 (eagle ray)

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Full reference: H. Cappetta. 1986. Myliobatide nouveaux (Neoselachii, Batomorphii) de l'Ypreésian des Ouled Abdoun, Maroc. Geologica et Palaeontologica 20:185-207

Parent taxon: Myliobatidae according to J. J. De Pasqua et al. 2025

See also Cappetta 1986

Sister taxa: Aetobatinae, Aetobatus, Aetomylaeus, Aktaua, Amtaaguar, Apocopodon, Brachyrhizodus, Ceratopterina, Garabatis, Hypolophites, Igdabatis, Leidybatis, Meridiania, Mesobatis, Myliobates, Myliobatina, Myliobatinae, Myliobatis, Pseudaetobatus, Pteromylaeus, Rhizochlatrus

Subtaxa: Lophobatis phosphaticus

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Type: Lophobatis phosphaticus

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Egypt (6 collections), Morocco (1), United States (2: Texas)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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