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Rhinobatoidei (guitarfish)

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Asterodermus Agassiz figs. Pl 44
1836Asterodermus platypterus Agassiz figs. Pl 44, figs 2-6
1843Asterodermus platypterus Agassiz p. 381
1889Asterodermus Woodward p. 84
1889Asterodermus platypterus Woodward p. 84
1941Rhinobatoidei Fowler
1963Asterodermus Jordan p. 603
1978Rhinobatoidei Case p. 193
1980Rhinobatoidei Cappetta p. 173
1981Rhinobatoidei Case p. 68
1983Rhinobatoidei Thies p. 44
1987Asterodermus Cappetta p. 134
1987Asterodermus platypterus Cappetta p. 134
1987Rhinobatoidei Cappetta p. 134
1993Rhinobatoidei Biddle p. 215
1996Rhinobatoidei Dica et al. p. 118
2001Rhinobatoidei Delsate and Candoni p. 132
2002Asterodermus Sepkoski
2002Rhinobatoidei Underwood and Rees p. 94
2007Rhinobatoidei Kriwet et al.
2009Rhinobatoidei Kriwet et al. p. 324
2012Rhinobatoidei Guinot et al. p. 448

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Batomorphi()
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
suborderRhinobatoideiFowler 1941
suborderRhinobatoideiFowler 1941

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.

Subor. Rhinobatoidei Fowler 1941 [guitarfish]
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G. †Ataktobatis Cappetta and Corral 1999
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†Ataktobatis variabilis Cappetta and Corral 1999
G. †Protoplatyrhina Case 1978
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†Protoplatyrhina hopii Williamson et al. 1993
†Protoplatyrhina renae Case 1978
G. †Pseudohypolophus Cappetta and Case 1975
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†Pseudohypolophus ellipsis Case et al. 2001
†Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi Thurmond 1971
G. †Pseudomyledaphus Kirkland et al. 2013
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†Pseudomyledaphus madseni Kirkland et al. 2013
G. †Turoniabatis Landemaine 1991
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†Turoniabatis cappettai Landemaine 1991
†Turoniabatis ornatus Müller and Diedrich 1991
Invalid names: Germanobatos Müller and Diedrich 1991 [synonym]
G. †Vascobatis Cappetta and Corral 1999
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†Vascobatis albaitensis Cappetta and Corral 1999
Invalid names: Asterodermus Agassiz 1836 [nomen dubium], Asterodermus platypterus Agassiz 1836 [nomen dubium]
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 07:15:23
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:15:23
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 152.21000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (151 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany Asterodermus sp. 1 morphotype 13 (117194 117208 117210 117212) Asterodermus sp. 1 morphotype 13, Asterodermus sp. 2 morphotype 14, Asterodermus sp. morphotype 15 (117206) Asterodermus sp. 1 morphotype 13, Asterodermus sp. 2 morphotype 14, Asterodermus sp. morphotype 16 (117204) Asterodermus sp. 1 morphotype 13, Asterodermus sp. morphotype 15 (117195 117198 117199 117200 117209) Asterodermus sp. 1 morphotype 13, Asterodermus sp. morphotype 15, Asterodermus sp. morphotype 16 (117196 117197) Asterodermus sp. 2 morphotype 14 (117214) Asterodermus sp. morphotype 15 (117201 117207)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Asterodermus sp. morphotype 15 (51859)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05United Kingdom (England) Rhinobatoidei indet. (90719 90728)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Teruel) Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (91420)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Aragón) Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (28196)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2USA (Texas) Hypolophus mcnultyi (99154)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2USA (Texas) Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (14408)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1USA (Texas) Hypolophus mcnultyi (99146 99156) Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (27603 27774)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Texas) Hypolophus mcnultyi (14390 99142 99143 99144 99145 99147 99148 99149 99150 99151 99152 99153 99155 99158) Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (27604 27606 27613)
Middle Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian110.1 - 93.9USA (Montana) Pseudohypolophus sp. (55246)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (Texas) Pseudohypolophus sp. (52126)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Kazakhstan Turoniabatis cappettai (175010)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (242208)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany (Westphalia) Germanobatos ornatus (210063)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Utah) Pseudohypolophus sp. (22679)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Poitou-Charentes) Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (73863) Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi, Turoniabatis cappettai (73862 77229 77230 77232 77233)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Turoniabatis ornatus (213567)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Wyoming) Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (241418)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi, Turoniabatis cappettai (242279)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Spain (Asturias) Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (98396)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Poitou-Charentes) Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (110466)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Pseudohypolophus sp., Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (213298)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Alberta) Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (213311 213312 213313 213314 213315 213317 213318)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Nebraska) Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (213308 239336)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Turoniabatis ornatus (213569 213570)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Kansas) Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (83071)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi, Turoniabatis cappettai (242280)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Wyoming) Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (241390)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Nebraska) Protoplatyrhina renae, Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (213389)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Utah) Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi, Protoplatyrhina hopii (145187)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Utah) Pseudomyledaphus madseni (14414)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (South Dakota) Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (181902)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7USA (New Mexico) Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (221290)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Turoniabatis ornatus (213383)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (Texas) Pseudohypolophus sp. (241388)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6USA (Utah) Pseudomyledaphus madseni (14389)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Campanian89.8 - 72.2USA (Mississippi) Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (164393)
Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (New Mexico) Protoplatyrhina renae, Pseudohypolophus ellipsis (52037)
Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Georgia) Protoplatyrhina renae, Pseudohypolophus ellipsis (61769)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Jordan Pseudohypolophus elongatus (62538)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Canada (Alberta) Pseudomyledaphus madseni (14425 14426 190344 190345)
Late/Upper Santonian - Middle Campanian85.7 - 72.2USA (Georgia) Pseudohypolophus sp. (35289)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Georgia) Pseudohypolophus sp. (70720)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2United Kingdom (England) Rhinobatoidei indet. (213382)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) Pseudohypolophus sp. (27570)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Jersey) Pseudohypolophus sp. (14455 32181)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Protoplatyrhina renae (22640)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Mexico) Protoplatyrhina renae (14472)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Wyoming) Protoplatyrhina renae (70253 70268 70269 70451 70453 70454 70455 70488 70489 70490 70499 70500 70501)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Protoplatyrhina renae (69150)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Israel Rhinobatoidei indet. (35443 35444 214862)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Carolina) Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (79363)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Pseudomyledaphus sp. (181024)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (North Carolina) Protoplatyrhina sp., Pseudohypolophus sp., Rhinobatoidei indet., Pseudohypolophus ellipsis (128412)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Protoplatyrhina renae (240801)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mexico (Chihuahua) Protoplatyrhina sp. (35353)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Protoplatyrhina renae (69153 69161 177498) Protoplatyrhina sp. (14490)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) Pseudohypolophus sp. (126600 126810)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Colorado) Pseudomyledaphus madseni (167302)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Syria Ataktobatis sp. (117857)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco Rhinobatoidei indet. (116903)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Protoplatyrhina renae, Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (179290 179291 213580 213589) Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (213582 213583 213584 213585 213586 213587 213590 213591 213620)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Protoplatyrhina renae (61738)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Protoplatyrhina renae, Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (90926)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain (Burgos) Vascobatis albaitensis (213730) Vascobatis albaitensis, Ataktobatis variabilis (176782)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Protoplatyrhina renae (61807)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Pseudohypolophus menultyi (83331)
Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene59.24 - 48.07Saudi Arabia Rhinobatoidei indet. (37182)