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Pseudobatos steurbauti

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Rhinobatidae

Taxonomy
Rhinobatos steurbauti was named by Cappetta and Nolf (1981). Its type specimen is RON 35, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pseudobatos steurbauti by De Schutter and Steurbaut (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Rhinobatos steurbauti Cappetta and Nolf p. 95 figs. Pl 3, figs 1-5'
1985Rhinobatos steurbauti Bor p. 104 figs. Pl 5, figs 7,8
1987Rhinobatos steurbauti Cappetta p. 137
2025Pseudobatos steurbauti De Schutter and Steurbaut p. 122 figs. Pl 2.5,2.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRhinopristiformesLast et al. 2016
familyRhinobatidaeMüller and Henle 1837
genusPseudobatosLast et al. 2016
speciessteurbauti()

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.

Pseudobatos steurbauti Cappetta and Nolf 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available