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Merabatis

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes

Taxonomy
Merabatis was named by Cappetta (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Eo-m Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. It is not extant. Its type is Raja praealba.

It was assigned to Dasyatoidea by Cappetta (1987) and Noubhani and Cappetta (1997); and to Myliobatiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Merabatis Cappetta
1987Merabatis Cappetta p. 170
1997Merabatis Noubhani and Cappetta p. 122
2002Merabatis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
superfamilyDasyatoideaWhitley 1940
genusMerabatisCappetta 1983

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. †Merabatis Cappetta 1983
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Merabatis praealba Arambourg 1952
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 Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Morocco M. praealba (116904 214849 214850 214851)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Togo M. sp. (32991)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Jordan M. sp. (65226)