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Aellopos

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Rhinobatidae

Taxonomy
Aellopos was named by Muenster (1836).

It was synonymized subjectively with Rhinobatus by White and Moy-Thomas (1940).

It was assigned to Rhinobatidae by Jordan (1963).

Species
A. wagneri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Aellopos Muenster
1963Aellopos Jordan p. 603

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Batomorphi()
orderRhinopristiformesLast et al. 2016
familyRhinobatidaeMüller and Henle 1837
genusAelloposMuenster 1836

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. †Aellopos Muenster 1836
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†Aellopos wagneri Agassiz 1843
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available