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Dasyatis tricuspidatus

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Dasyatis tricuspidatus Casier p. 103
1987Dasyatis tricuspidatus Cappetta p. 163

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Batomorphi()
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
suborderMyliobatoideiCompagno 1973
familyDasyatidaeJordan 1888
genusDasyatisRafinesque 1810
speciestricuspidatus

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.

Dasyatis tricuspidatus Casier 1946
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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: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Priabonian or 59.24000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (Mississippi) Dasyatis tricuspidatus (62872)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Mississippi) Dasyatis tricuspidatus (62890)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (South Carolina) Dasyatis tricuspidatus (202014)