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Xiphotrygon

Chondrichthyes - Trygonidae

Taxonomy
Xiphotrygon was named by Cope (1879).

It was synonymized subjectively with Dasyatis by Hay (1902), Cappetta (1987).

It was assigned to Trygonidae by Woodward (1889).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Xiphotrygon Cope
1889Xiphotrygon Woodward p. 153

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Selachii
familyTrygonidaeMüller and Henle 1837
genusXiphotrygonCope 1879

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. †Xiphotrygon Cope 1879
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Xiphotrygon acutidens Cope 1879
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:18:00
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:00
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available