Hypanus americana Hildebrand and Schroeder 1928

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Alternative combination: Dasyatis americana

Belongs to Hypanus according to H. M. Maisch IV et al. 2025

See also Purdy et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Hypanus dipterurus, Hypanus heterodontus, Hypanus say

Distribution: found only at Lee Creek, Pungo River Fm. (Miocene to Miocene of North Carolina)

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