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 R. Vullo et al. 2007
See also Case and Cappetta 1997
Sister taxa: Anacanthobatidae, Antiquaobatis, Archingeayia, Arhynchobatidae, Crurirajidae, Cyclobatidae, Duwibatis, Dynatobatis, Engolismaia, Erguitaia, Erythrobatis, Gurgesiellidae, Hexatrygon, Hypolophidae, Hypsobatidae, Kiestus, Oncobatis, Ostarriraja, Parapalaeobatidae, Phosphatobatis, Pristoidei, Rajidae, Rajoidei, Rhina, Rhinobatoidei, Safagaia, Sclerorhynchoidei, Sechmetia, Squatirhina, Tanoutia, Tomewingia, Torpedinoidea, Urobatis
Subtaxa: Hamrabatis bernardezi Hamrabatis ornata
Type: Hamrabatis ornata
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Egypt (3 collections), France (5), Spain (1), Syria (2), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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