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Psammobatis

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Arhynchobatidae

Taxonomy
Psammobatis was named by Günther (1870). It is extant.

It was assigned to Rajidae by Jaekel (1894), Jordan (1963); and to Arhynchobatidae by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Psammobatis Günther
1894Psammobatis Jaekel p. 63
1963Psammobatis Jordan p. 603
2019Psammobatis 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
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
familyArhynchobatidaeFowler 1934
genusPsammobatisGünther 1870

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. Psammobatis Günther 1870
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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available