Tethytrygon Marramà et al. 2018 (whiptail stingray)

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Full reference: G. Marramà, G. Carnevale, G. J. P. Naylor and J. Kriwet. 2018. Reappraisal of the Eocene whiptail stingrays (Myliobatiformes, Dasyatidae) of the Bolca Lagerstätte, Italy. Zoologica Scripta 48:168-184

Parent taxon: Dasyatidae according to G. Marramà et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Agabelus, Amphotistius, Anacanthus, Dasyatinae, Dasyatis dezignoi, Disceus, Discobatis, Discotrygon, Elipesurus, Glikmania, Hemiptychodus, Hypolophinae, Neotrygoninae, Palaeodasyatis, Paratrygon, Pastinaca, Rhachinotus, Sporetodus, Trygonobatus, Urogymninae, Uroxis, Viperecucullus

Subtaxa: Tethytrygon muricatus

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Type: Dasyatis muricata

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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