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Mobula pectinata

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Mobulidae

Taxonomy
Mobula pectinata was named by Capetta (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Mobula pectinata Capetta
1987Mobula pectinata Cappetta p. 177
2018Mobula pectinata Kent p. 134

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyMobulidaeGill 1893
genusMobulaRafinesque 1810
speciespectinataCapetta 1970

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.

Mobula pectinata Capetta 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektonicg
Diet: suspension feederg
Diet 2: carnivoreg
Created: 2009-07-21 07:16:51
Modified: 2014-09-15 11:55:58
Source: g = genus, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available