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Rhinobatidae

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Rhinobatidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Rhinobatidae Müller and Henle
1889Rhinobatidae Woodward p. 77
1963Rhinobatidae Jordan p. 603
1966Rhinobatidae Cassier p. 89
1968Rhinobatidae Jonet p. 241
1977Rhinobatidae Herman p. 272
1978Rhinobatidae Case p. 193
1980Rhinobatidae Cappetta p. 178
1981Rhinobatidae Case p. 68
1983Rhinobatidae Thies p. 44
1987Rhinobatidae Cappetta p. 134
1987Rhinobatidae Kumar and Loyal p. 67
1993Rhinobatidae Biddle p. 215
1999Rhinobatidae Goodwin et al. p. 732
2001Rhinobatidae Peng et al. p. 8
2001Rhinobatidae Purdy et al. p. 89
2002Rhinobatidae Underwood
2004Rhinobatidae Underwood and Ward p. 489
2005Rhinobatidae Tabuce et al. p. 387
2006Rhinobatidae Underwood p. 234
2007Rhinobatidae Cahuzac et al. p. 26
2007Rhinobatidae Everhart p. 226
2007Rhinobatidae Kriwet et al.
2009Rhinobatidae Kriwet et al. p. 324
2012Rhinobatidae Guinot et al.
2014Rhinobatidae Carnevale et al. p. 41
2016Rhinobatidae Nelson et al. p. 85
2019Rhinobatidae Ebersole et al. p. 106
2019Rhinobatidae van der Laan p. 45
2020Rhinobatidae Marramà et al. p. 6
2021Rhinobatidae Rana et al. p. 11
2025Rhinobatidae Landau et al. p. 33
2025Rhinobatidae Maisch IV et al. p. 37

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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
familyRhinobatidaeMüller and Henle 1837

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.

Fm. Rhinobatidae Müller and Henle 1837
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G. †Aellopos Muenster 1836
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†Aellopos wagneri Agassiz 1843
G. †Arthrobatis Whitley 1940
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†Arthrobatis rileyi Agassiz 1843
Invalid names: Arthropterus Agassiz 1843 [replaced]
G. †Cyclarthrus Agassiz 1836
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†Cyclarthrus macropterus Agassiz 1836
G. †Demiurga Gistel 1848
G. †Eorhinobatos Marramà et al. 2020
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†Eorhinobatos primaevus de Zigno 1874
G. †Euryarthra Agassiz 1843
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†Euryarthra muensteri Agassiz 1843
†Euryarthra munsterii Agassiz 1843
G. †Isidobatus Werner 1989
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†Isidobatus tricarinatus Werner 1989
G. †Myledaphus Cope 1876
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†Myledaphus bipartitus Cope 1876
†Myledaphus pustulosus Cook et al. 2014
G. Paratrygonorrhina Kriwet et al. 2007
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†Paratrygonorrhina amblysoda Kriwet et al. 2007
G. †Platypterix Kriwet et al. 2009
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†Platypterix venustulus Kriwet et al. 2009
G. †Pseudobatos Last et al. 2016
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†Pseudobatos matzensis Baut and Genault 1995
†Pseudobatos steurbauti Cappetta and Nolf 1981
G. †Pseudorhinobatos Marramà et al. 2020
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G. Rhinobatos Link 1790
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†Rhinobatos beurleni Silva Santos 1968
†Rhinobatos beurlini Silva Santos 1968
†Rhinobatos casieri Herman 1977
†Rhinobatos craddocki Case and Cappetta 1997
†Rhinobatos echavei Cappetta and Corral 1999
†Rhinobatos hakelensis Cappetta 1980
†Rhinobatos ibericus Cappetta and Corral 1999
†Rhinobatos incertus Cappetta 1973
†Rhinobatos incidens Kriwet 1999
†Rhinobatos intermedius Davis 1887
†Rhinobatos kiestensis Cappetta and Case 1999
†Rhinobatos ladoniaensis Cappetta and Case 1999
†Rhinobatos latus Davis 1887
†Rhinobatos lobatus Cappetta and Case 1999
†Rhinobatos maronita Pictet and Humbert 1866
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Invalid names: Rhinobatus grandis Davis 1887 [synonym]
†Rhinobatos obtusatus Costa 1864
†Rhinobatos primarmatus Woodward 1889
Rhinobatos productus Ayres 1854 [shovelnose guitarfish]
Rhinobatos rhinobatos Linnaeus 1758 [common guitarfish]
†Rhinobatos sahnii Sahni and Mehrotra 1981
†Rhinobatos seruensis Guinot et al. 2012
†Rhinobatos uvulatus Case and Cappetta 1997
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†Rhinobatus antunesi Jonet 1968
†Rhinobatus eretes Hay 1903
†Rhinobatus morinicus Sauvage 1873
†Rhinobatus tesselatus von der Marck 1894
G. †Rhombopterygia Cappetta 1980
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†Rhombopterygia rajoides Cappetta 1980
†Rhombopterygia zaborskii Vullo and Courville 2014
G. †Rhynchobatis Philippi 1857
G. †Spathobatis Thiollière 1849
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†Spathobatis bugesiacus Thiollière 1854
†Spathobatis delsatei Underwood and Ward 2004
†Spathobatis halteri Biddle and Landemaine 1988
†Spathobatis rugosus Underwood et al. 1999
†Spathobatis uppensis Thies 1983
†Spathobatis werneri Thies 1983
G. †Squatinoraja Nardo 1824
G. †Syrrhina Müller and Henle 1838
G. †Tarsistes Jordan 1919
G. †Terangabatis Guinot et al. 2023
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available