Gymnura altavela Linnaeus 1758 (stingray)
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Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Gymnuridae
Alternative combination: Raja altavela
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Gymnura according to T. Reinecke 2015
See also Cappetta 1984 and Linnaeus 1758
Sister taxa: Gymnura delpiti, Gymnura grootaerti, Gymnura hovestadti, Gymnura laterialata, Gymnura micura, Gymnura transita, Pteroplatea lapislutosa
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Thomas Beton sandpit, Kobrow (Oligocene of Germany)
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