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Burnhamia daviesi

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Mobulidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Rhinoptera daviesi Woodward
1946Rhinoptera daviesi Casier p. 105
1947Rhinoptera daviesi Casier figs. Pl 5, fig 4
1966Rhinoptera daviesi Casier p. 92
1976Burnhamia daviesi Cappetta p. 564
1981Rhinoptera daviesi Case p. 71
1985Burnhamia daviesi Bor p. 111 figs. Pl 8, figs 7,8
1987Burnhamia daviesi Cappetta p. 176
1988Burnhamia daviesi Nolf p. 136 figs. Pl 40, fig 2
2006Burnhamia daviesi Adnet p. 110 figs. Pl 38, fig 5; pl 39, figs 1,2
2012Burnhamia daviesi Adnet et al. p. 141
2012Burnhamia daviesi Iserbyt and De Schutter p. 148 figs. Pl 1, figs G-I
2015Burnhamia daviesi Case et al. p. 1131
2019Burnhamia daviesi Ebersole et al. p. 144

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
RankNameAuthor
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
suborderMyliobatoideiCompagno 1973
familyMobulidaeGill 1893
genusBurnhamia
speciesdaviesi(Woodward 1889)

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.

Burnhamia daviesi Woodward 1889
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 61.66000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0Morocco Burnhamia daviesi (214848)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Mississippi) Burnhamia daviesi (62890)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Burnhamia daviesi (204217)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Netherlands Burnhamia daviesi (276507 276508)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Virginia) Burnhamia daviesi (15595)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom Rhinoptera daviesi (85229)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium Burnhamia daviesi (276601 276602)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (South Carolina) Burnhamia daviesi (203258)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Kyrgyzstan (Osh) Burnhamia daviesi (28490)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03USA (Alabama) Burnhamia daviesi (81179 209524)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Netherlands Burnhamia daviesi (276491 276492)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Burnhamia daviesi (41888 41989 41992 41994 41996 41998)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Burnhamia daviesi (161754 277212 277214 277215 277216 277217 277219)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Belgium Burnhamia daviesi (242331) Rhinoptera daviesi (242330)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Uzbekistan Burnhamia daviesi (62573)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Burnhamia daviesi (81266 209520)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Rhinoptera daviesi (73434)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (North Carolina) Rhinoptera daviesi (71660)