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Mobula auriculata (giant devil ray)

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Mobulidae

Taxonomy
Mobula auriculata was named by Rafinesque (1810) [synonym of Mobula mobular]. It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. hypostoma, M. lorenzoizanoi, M. munkiana, M. thurstoni, M. tarapacana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Mobula auriculata Rafinesque
1987Mobula auriculata Cappetta p. 177

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Batomorphi()
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
suborderMyliobatoideiCompagno 1973
familyMobulidaeGill 1893
genusMobulaRafinesque 1810
speciesauriculataRafinesque 1810

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Mobula auriculata Rafinesque 1810 [giant devil ray]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available