Rhinoptera brasiliensis Muller and Henle 1841 (Brazilian cownose ray)
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Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Rhinopteridae
Belongs to Rhinoptera according to M. T. Antunes 1978
Sister taxa: Rhinoptera bonasus, Rhinoptera daviesii, Rhinoptera dubius, Rhinoptera maja, Rhinoptera marginata, Rhinoptera prisca, Rhinoptera raeburni, Rhinoptera rasilis, Rhinoptera schultzi, Rhinoptera sherboni, Rhinoptera sherborni, Rhinoptera smithi, Rhinoptera studeri, Rhinoptera woodwardi
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Farol das Lagostas (Cemitério dos Ossos) (Miocene of Angola)
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