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Paramobula fragilis

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Mobulidae

Taxonomy
Manta fragilis was named by Cappetta (1970).

It was recombined as Mobula fragilis by Kent (2018); it was recombined as Paramobula fragilis by Cicimurri and Knight (2009), Cicimurri et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Manta fragilis Cappetta
2009Paramobula fragilis Cicimurri and Knight p. 640
2018Mobula fragilis Kent p. 134
2025Paramobula fragilis Cicimurri et al. p. 71

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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
genusParamobulaPfeil 1981
speciesfragilis(Cappetta 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.

Paramobula fragilis Cappetta 1970
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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Serravallian or 27.30000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Mississippi) Paramobula fragilis (133111)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (South Carolina) Paramobula fragilis (97550)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Virginia) Paramobula fragilis (126605)