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Plesiobatis

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Plesiobatidae

Taxonomy
Plesiobatis was named by Nishida (1990). It is extant. It is the type genus of Plesiobatidae.

It was assigned to Rajiformes by Underwood (2006); and to Plesiobatidae by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Plesiobatis Nishida
2006Plesiobatis Underwood p. 235
2019Plesiobatis van der Laan p. 45

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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
familyPlesiobatidae
genusPlesiobatisNishida 1990

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. Plesiobatis Nishida 1990
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: Langhian or 15.98000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France P. sp. (277771)