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Rhinoptera studeri

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Rhinopteridae

Taxonomy
Zygobates studeri was named by Agassiz (1843).

It was recombined as Rhinoptera studeri by Woodward (1889), Cappetta (1987), Cicimurri and Knight (2009), Szabo et al. (2017) and Kent (2018).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. bonasus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Zygobates studeri Agassiz figs. Pl A, fig 5
1889Rhinoptera studeri Woodward p. 127
1987Rhinoptera studeri Cappetta p. 173
2009Rhinoptera studeri Cicimurri and Knight p. 641
2017Rhinoptera studeri Szabo et al.
2018Rhinoptera studeri Kent p. 130

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
superfamilyMobuloidea
familyRhinopteridaeJordan and Evermann 1896
genusRhinopteraCuvier 1829
speciesstuderi()

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.

†Rhinoptera studeri Agassiz 1843
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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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 28.10000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (South Carolina) Rhinoptera studeri (97550)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Hungary (Esztergom) Rhinoptera studeri (186636)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil Rhinoptera studeri (112581)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) Rhinoptera studeri (65162 112593)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Portugal (Lisbon) Rhinoptera studeri (36628)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Austria (Styria) Rhinoptera studeri (148227)
MN 5 - MN 615.97 - 12.75Portugal Rhinoptera studeri (65912)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Austria (Styria) Rhinoptera studeri (161938)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Austria (Styria) Rhinoptera studeri (161908)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) Rhinoptera studeri (162678)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Portugal Rhinoptera studeri (56459)