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Manta fragilis

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Taxonomy
Manta fragilis was named by Cappetta (1970).

It was recombined as Paramobula fragilis by Cicimurri and Knight (2009); it was recombined as Mobula fragilis by Kent (2018).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Manta fragilis Cappetta
2009Paramobula fragilis Cicimurri and Knight p. 640
2018Mobula fragilis Kent p. 134

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
superfamilyMyliobatoidea
familyMyliobatidaeBonaparte 1838
subfamilyMobulinae(Gill 1893)
genusMantaBancroft 1829
speciesfragilisCappetta 1970

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.

Manta fragilis Cappetta 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available