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Rhachinotus

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Taxonomy
Rhachinotus was named by Cantor (1849).

It was assigned to Dasyatidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Rhachinotus Cantor p. 241
1963Rhachinotus Jordan p. 604

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
suborderMyliobatoideiCompagno 1973
familyDasyatidaeJordan 1888
genusRhachinotusCantor 1849

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.

G. †Rhachinotus Cantor 1849
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Diagnosis
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