Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes

Full reference: H. Cappetta. 1991. Découverte de nouvelles faunes de sélaciens (Neoselachii) dans les phosphates maastrichtiens de la Mer Rouge, Egypte. Münchner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen Reihe A, Geologie und Paläontologie 19:17-56

Parent taxon: Rajiformes according to H. Cappetta 1991

Sister taxa: Anacanthobatidae, Antiquaobatis, Archingeayia, Arhynchobatidae, Crurirajidae, Cyclobatidae, Duwibatis, Dynatobatis, Engolismaia, Erguitaia, Erythrobatis, Gurgesiellidae, Hamrabatis, Hexatrygon, Hypolophidae, Hypsobatidae, Kiestus, Oncobatis, Ostarriraja, Parapalaeobatidae, Phosphatobatis, Pristoidei, Rajidae, Rajoidei, Rhina, Rhinobatoidei, Sclerorhynchoidei, Sechmetia, Squatirhina, Tanoutia, Tomewingia, Torpedinoidea, Urobatis

Subtaxa: Safagaia ptychodon

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Type: Safagaia ptychodon

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Abu Ahmed, Safaga (Cretaceous of Egypt)

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