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Dasyatis fallax

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Taxonomy
Raja fallax was named by Arambourg (1952).

It was recombined as Dasyatis fallax by Herman (1977); it was recombined as Coupatezia fallax by Cappetta (1987), Noubhani and Cappetta (1997), Cappetta and Corral (1999), Corral et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Raja fallax Arambourg
1977Dasyatis fallax Herman p. 277 figs. Pl 13, fig 4
1987Coupatezia fallax Cappetta p. 168
1997Coupatezia fallax Noubhani and Cappetta p. 112 figs. Pl 60, figs 1-6
1999Coupatezia fallax Cappetta and Corral p. 364 figs. Pl 8, figs 1-3
2016Coupatezia fallax Corral et al. p. 655 figs. 11J-X

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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
speciesfallax(Arambourg 1952)

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 fallax Arambourg 1952
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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: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium (Limburg) Dasyatis fallax (241927)