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Myliobatis californica (bat ray)

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Taxonomy
Myliobatis californicus was named by Gill (1865). It is extant.

It was corrected as Myliobatis californica by Ramírez‐Díaz et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Myliobatis californicus Gill
2025Myliobatis californica Ramírez‐Díaz et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
RankNameAuthor
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
suborderMyliobatoideiCompagno 1973
familyMyliobatidaeBonaparte 1838
genusMyliobatisCuvier 1816
speciescalifornica(Gill 1865)

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.

Myliobatis californica Gill 1865 [bat ray]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:05:51
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:51
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Holocene or 27.30000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Myliobatis californicus (11601)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Panama Myliobatis californica (160572)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Myliobatis californica (96700)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Myliobatis californica (160567)
Tortonian - Piacenzian11.63 - 2.58USA (California) Myliobatis californica (188305)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Myliobatis californicus (219849)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Myliobatis californicus (219031)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (California) Myliobatis californicus (85314)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Myliobatis californica (190889) Myliobatis californicus (59063 160361)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) Myliobatis californica (276600)