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Manta unios

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Mobulidae

Taxonomy
Ceratoptera unios was named by Leidy (1876).

It was recombined as Manta unios by Hay (1902).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. melanyae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Ceratoptera unios Leidy
1902Manta unios Hay p. 322

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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
genusMantaRafinesque 1810
speciesunios(Leidy 1876)

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.

†Manta unios Leidy 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektonicg
Diet: suspension feederg
Diet 2: carnivoreg
Created: 2009-07-21 07:16:51
Modified: 2014-09-15 11:55:58
Source: g = genus, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available