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Rhinobatus bruxelliensis

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae

Taxonomy
Rhinobatus bruxelliensis was named by Jaekel (1894).

It was recombined as Rhinobatos bruxelliensis by Herman (1977), Cappetta (1987), Dica et al. (1996) and Tabuce et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Rhinobatus bruxelliensis Jaekel p. 77
1946Rhinobatus bruxelliensis Casier p. 94
1977Rhinobatos bruxelliensis Herman p. 275
1987Rhinobatos bruxelliensis Cappetta p. 137
1996Rhinobatos bruxelliensis Dica et al. p. 118
2005Rhinobatos bruxelliensis Tabuce et al. p. 387
2019Rhinobatus bruxelliensis Ebersole et al. p. 106

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
suborderRhinobatoideiFowler 1941
familyRhinobatidaeMüller and Henle 1837
genusRhinobatus
speciesbruxelliensis

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.

Rhinobatus bruxelliensis Jaekel 1894
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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 07:15:23
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:15:23
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 59.20000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (South Carolina) Rhinobatos bruxelliensis (186974)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.2 - 47.8Belgium Rhinobatos bruxelliensis (32342)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Rhinobatos bruxelliensis (81179 209524)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Rhinobatos bruxelliensis (15595)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Rhinobatos bruxelliensis (3256 3257 3258)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Rhinobatos bruxelliensis (41888 41989 41998)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Rhinobatos bruxelliensis (13346 81224)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Morocco Rhinobatos bruxelliensis (91339)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Romania Rhinobatos bruxelliensis (65135)