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Igdabatis

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Taxonomy
Igdabatis was named by Cappetta (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. Its type is Igdabatis sigmodon.

It was assigned to Myliobatiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Myliobatidae by Cappetta (1972), Cappetta (1987), Kriwet et al. (2007), Blanco (2018), De Pasqua et al. (2025).

Species
I. indicus, I. marmii, I. sigmodon (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Igdabatis Cappetta p. 215
1987Igdabatis Cappetta p. 172
2002Igdabatis Sepkoski
2007Igdabatis Kriwet et al.
2018Igdabatis Blanco p. 869
2025Igdabatis De Pasqua et al. p. 535

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Batomorphi()
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
suborderMyliobatoideiCompagno 1973
familyMyliobatidaeBonaparte 1838
genusIgdabatis

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. †Igdabatis Cappetta 1972
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†Igdabatis indicus Prasad and Cappetta 1993
†Igdabatis marmii Blanco 2018
†Igdabatis sigmodon Cappetta 1972
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Middle Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) I. indicus (240801)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain (Lleida) I. marmii, I. indicus (242246)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain (Cataluña) I. indicus (36731 76211)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Rajasthan) I. sp. (93028)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) I. sigmodon (58102)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Gujarat) I. sp. (60170)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain (Cataluña) I. indicus (36725)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain (Lleida) I. indicus (242248)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) I. sigmodon (27014 122240 153368)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Niger I. sigmodon (229528)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) I. indicus (58100 222693)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Niger (Tahoua) I. sigmodon (178660)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Madhya Pradesh) I. indicus (75493) I. sp. (226124)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) I. indicus (11604) I. sigmoides (60397)